Shawn Green

I was a little bothered that when interviewing the players tonight, Ken seemed surprised that Amy was in a remedial class when she was younger. As a person with ADHD and several learning disabilities, it has nothing to do with IQ. I was convinced that I was a blithering idiot after I flunked out of college for the 2nd time. The third time I went back, at the encouragement of my oldest son, who was working on his master's degree at the time. The college made me the offer to participate in a non-traditional student program where they did 8 weeks of testing on me, prior to my first semester. When they called the meeting to discuss my disabilities, the tester told me that out of more then 10,000 students he had tested, he had only seen one IQ score higher than mine. That person was my younger brother, also a complete failure in school. I don't know what my brother's IQ score was, but mine was 165. With proper supports in place for my disabilities, I was on the Dean's list my first term back in school. and for several more times during my undergrad. I now have two Master's degrees, a Master's of Arts -Education (Special Education emphasis) and a Master of Science - Educational Diagnostician. I find those suffering, brilliant kids and help them believe in themselves and I also work with the severely disabled to help them have functional, fulfilling lives. Being in remedial classes means nothing when you truly understand learning disabilities.