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[quote=Anonymous]Kids can be both very bright and also have ADHD or other learning disabilities, and with the proper supports can thrive in a challenging academic environment. The right answer with a very bright kid with ADHD, processing speed delays, whatever is not to hold them back to a lower academic level, but to get them whatever support and accommodations they need to reach their full potential.

I think it's worthwhile to go through a neuropsych evalution process to get a handle on your daughter's strengths and weaknesses. That way you can home in on what accommodations or supports your daughter might need, and have the teachers and administration working off a concrete plan. You can also then look into outside support services (like executive functioning coaching or similar) might help her.

Your daughter sounds a lot like my oldest. We had assumed our oldest had ADHD based on how spacey he was in school, but testing in early elementary didn't reach that diagnosis. We struggled a lot with the slower speeds, remembering homework assignments, etc. all through elementary, although it got a lot better in middle school.

In 8th grade, for a variety of reasons, we decided to go through a new evaluation process. After a full battery of tests and several meetings with the psychologist who administered them, we had a much better understanding of what his real issues are: specifically, slow processing speed. He is not a genius but he's pretty high up there on intelligence, but there's a significant deficit in his processing speed. As his psychologist said, both a slow computer and a fast computer can get to the right answer. His intelligence and intellectual abilities are separate and distinct from his processing speed.

I really wish we'd figured out the processing speed issue sooner. We could have, for example, gotten him time and a half on the HS magnet exams, because standardized/timed tests are one of the biggest problems for him. My son now has a 504 and is entitled to ask for extra time on tests. For regular school classes, he doesn't often ask for that time, but it's available if he wants it. He will be allowed to have time and a half on his AP exams as well as the SAT/ACT etc.[/quote]

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