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Mom fears son is more than just tardy

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Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson is a general advice columnist.

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DEAR AMY: My 11-year-old son has a problem with completing tasks on time. Ever since he started school, I have noticed that he is really slow in doing everything. When the teacher asks the students to line up, he is always the last one. He takes twice as long as everybody else in the family when it comes to eating meals, and he spends three to four hours each night doing homework that the teacher...

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