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[quote=Anonymous]Get her all the help you can afford, as quickly as you can, and don’t resist treatment including meds. She’s struggling, and meds can be life changing. I wish I’d been offered that chance.

I have classic inattentive ADHD. It also caused anxiety. They often occur together. If she has ADHD and anxiety, don’t try to treat the anxiety without treating the ADHD. I always made excellent grades and had amazing test scores through high school. When I went to college I was so overwhelmed and none of my coping mechanisms worked anymore. I asked for help from so many doctors and mental heath professionals, but they kept saying it couldn’t be adhd, it must be depression and anxiety. This was partly because my mom helped set up the appointments in a show to be supportive, but she would undermine me and say I had no adhd symptoms, I was just depressed from gaining the freshman 15. I could never get organized and eventually I wound up dropping out.

Later as an adult, I got a proper diagnosis, got meds and appropriate counseling to help manage my life. I feel so much more normal now and I really resent the roadblocks that were thrown up in my path that made my life needlessly difficult.

It sounds like you’re trying to help but on the fence about how to proceed. Encourage her to get medical help and maybe work with an ADHD coach to help her learn to be more organized and develop good habits. [/quote]

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