Boarding school? Smart, verbal kid with borderline NVLD (not diagnosable) issues

Lyre
Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:27:54 +0000

I think it’s really common for people with LDs to feel this need to prove that they are smart, particularly when they are both “gifted” and LD. My daughter made this mistake in HS, choosing to attend a prestigious private school over a smaller, more supportive one. She was miserable until she dropped out sophomore year. She went on eventually to a very small obscure college (the only ones that would admit her) and now she’s at a prestigious grad school.

Unfortunately, if you scraped by to get your degree, you probably aren’t looking at grad school, even if that was something you wanted to do. You should try to figure out what you would be truly happy doing. This might involve a counselor of some sort who could help you sort it out. It’s amazing how many people get degrees and end up doing something unrelated to their degree. It’s okay.