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“I think we pay a heavy price for misunderstood kids,”
Mel Levine
“What I've tried to do . . . is create a whole model that got away from test scores and avoided labels like LD (learning disabled) or ADD (attention-deficit disorder), and use a profile of strengths and weaknesses.”
“We teach the child about his own strengths and weaknesses, and we give words they need for the things they need to work on,”
“We're seeing an epidemic of people who are having a hard time making the transition to work — kids who had too much success early in life and who've become accustomed to instant gratification, ... Ready or Not, Here Life Comes.”
“many of the individuals we see are heavily committed to something we call 'fun.'”