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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have some form of adhd that went undiagnosed as a child, because I was like your daughter. It was more of an inattentive adhd and not a hyperactive one.

My son is much more afflicted than I was as a child and has required interventions since a young age. But I was never disruptive behaviorally, did well enough at school (but not my full potential due to difficulty focusing), and had friends so I was never diagnosed until I was an adult and things came to a head as a parent managing a career, family, house and a child with raging adhd.

I also had ocd and anxious tendencies. I don’t think that’s part of adhd necessarily but is comorbid and I can hyperfixate on things, which I see in my son.

It’s good you recognize things in your daughter. [b]I would start with a good psychologist or neuropsych. Her symptoms may be okay with interventions other than medication. [/b]
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The bolded is where I would go with it I think. As PP mentioned I'm not sure all the symptoms you describe are directly related to ADHD/ADD and it's possible there's a different root cause.

I am pretty sure my oldest developed ADHD around age 10 (onset is often later in girls). The key issue I see with her is a ping ponging between five different tasks at once and an inability to focus on any one. So she'll be doing her homework, but suddenly stop to clean her room, but suddenly stop to go do a different class's homework, and on and on. It's exhausting to parent, especially because I am the same way. However it has never risen to the level where we need interventions.[/quote]

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