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Children who struggle in school often exhibit a pattern of academic underachievement that leaves them feeling frustrated and with a sense of failure. Oftentimes, such children have a learning disability and/or attentional difficulty that interferes with their ability to reach their potential and that has detrimental effects on their social and emotional functioning, including feelings of low self-esteem and self-efficacy. It's not a matter of 'not trying hard enough' - rather, there is a disconnect between their effort and achievement that is often explained by the presence of dyslexia and/or ADD/ADHD.
