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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, good for your daughter for realizing that she needs help and for her to tell you that she needs help.  She obviously has a lot of confidence in you, OP, and it is great that she is willing to share this with you.  Is she heading off to college in the fall?  Now is a great time for you guys to work together to get some of this settled for her before then.

My first stop would be for her to make an appointment with her pediatrician or internist -- and for both of you to be at the appointment.  The doctor can walk you through what they know about the process for diagnosing ADHD or ADDHD.  The doctor can also make recommendations for your daughter for other physicians if the doctor feels that those are necessary.

I think you also should reach out to her high school guidance counselor to see if s/he has any recommendations for resources.  It also is very possible that the gc will have some insights to share with you about your daughter.[/quote]

Aw, sorry, she's sophomore now, home for the summer.  She's finished with her first year in college; STEM major, one B, one B+, five A-, one A.  She pretty much got what she applied for in her first year in college, worked as a peer tutor this year, selected for LAB TA next year, with her math prof asking if she wants to be a TA that runs discussion-type tutoring.  (She declined; time commitment.) Her unusual fear is she can fail, given her disorganization, inability to focus, and her propensity to procrastinate.

We have an appointment set up with a psychiatrist in her home state, one month out.  It's a PPO so, we need not go through the Primary Care Physician.  The only thing is there is no psychiatrist near her campus.  Possibly, I can get a regular psychologist during the school year.  Not sure.  [/quote]

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