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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds so so much like my 8 year old DD with ADHD! Especially the singing and interrupting. I think if you are wondering enough to post on DCUM you should just get her evaluated. Ask your pediatrician for names but get a real evaluation- pediatricians tend to not recognize ADHD in girls who are doing ok academically. We had that experience and my DD is a textbook, severe case. [/quote]

Me again- one thing that tripped me up until I learned more about ADHD is that my DD is capable of really remarkable attention/focus/work when she is interested in something. She will sit and read a good book for hours. But apparently that’s common- it’s actually called [b]hyperfocus[/b] and when kids enjoy school or parts of school they are able to focus really well on those. Or other activities! If you saw my DD watching the instruction at her studio you would not believe she has ADHD because she’s laser focused. Anyway I just throw that out there because it was confusing for me for a while [/quote]

The ability to hyperfocus is amazing and a real trait of ADHD. My daughter can read a book for hours. She can build civilizations out of Legos and craft supplies in her room for hours. But tell her to do two different things and remember them both? No way. Tell her to finish a task that is multiple steps? No way - it will always get halfway done. I have no idea how she does so well in school. I'm not sure that she always will.[/quote]

Isn't it just human nature to be able to focus more on things that are interesting to us?  It's not some great feat of "focus" to read a book for hours. It boggles my mind that everyone wants to pathologize normal human traits these days.  Amphetamines for all![/quote]

I have hyper focus and it’s not exactly like that. I have no sense of time. I literally have no idea what time it is. I will lose myself in a task. It’s different than focusing on something that I’m interested in. I have never understood how people can multitask. I cannot. I struggle with being on time and have to set alarms to remind myself. Even then, I will lose track of time while getting ready to go or whatever it is I set my alarm for.

I always thought it was a quirk. It can be very useful because I will do whatever it is I set out to do well. But it comes at a cost.

As a child, I was a perfectionist who was always late. My grades were excellent, but often at the expense of fun activities. [/quote]

Also, they don’t really recommend or prescribe amphetamines like adderall for hyper focus because it would only make it worse. The only suggestion I’ve ever gotten is to try St. John’s wort.  I’ve adapted my life to deal with it. I delegate a lot of things![/quote]

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