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[quote=Anonymous]One thing I'd add is that high IQ kids with ADHD can very easily mask the ADHD symptoms at the lower levels of school (if they are not super impulsive).  You start to see the cracks when school gets more challenging around 4th, 5th, or middle school grades.  This is particularly true with girls that tend not to be disruptive but maybe just "chatty" so don't bother the teachers much.  
At the upper grades: (1) the social dynamics become more nuanced and more difficult for these girls to pick up on the subtle social cues that are so important to pre-teen girls; (2) their are more "due dates" for assignments, and forgetting to do things can lead to falling grades and stress; and (3) the curriculum is focused less on stuff you can learn intuitively (like reading and arithmetic) and more on facts and methods that you need to be paying attention in class to get -- especially now that many schools no longer have any textbooks -- so even a high IQ kid might get left behind because they just spaced out when the information was conveyed.
All this is to say that you should just keep an eye on stuff as she ages and adjust as needed.  [/quote]

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