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[quote=Anonymous]In our case, yes, this was ADHD. The full neuropsych testing was eye opening. The thing about ADHD/inattentive and a really smart kid is the silence and the inconsistency. When they are "on" they are really, really on; when they are "off" they are really, really off. They work out strategies to stay "on," but it doesn't always work, especially if there is that one class they don't like, or one teacher they don't click with, or something else gets in the way mentally (a fight with a friend, lack of sleep, illness), then the self-regulation coping strategies stop working. It's like the straw that broke the camel's back. Having the diagnosis helps them start to see what their brains are doing to them in these moments, and that can help them refocus and work to overcome it. That and meds. You have to understand that if it is ADHD, this kid is using 10 times the mental energy to arrive at the same place as other kids.[/quote]
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