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[quote=Anonymous]I have a similar daughter and she is now 15. 
We ended having 2 different full neuropsych exams done (one private, one at Children's) and each was pretty inconclusive and resulted in both psychologists saying "I'm calling it atypical ADHD because I'm not sure what else it is.")

What has helped is a ton of work with executive functioning and also direct parental involvement in keeping her on task with homework. She just finished 9th grade and I'd swing by her room every 30 minutes beginning at 7pm, "how's it going?  Are you working on math now?"  I have two older kids and never had to do this with them--they completely sealed-regulate their work. . Also, we did try giving her a stimulant. It seems to help a bit but hasn't been life changing. I really think her behaviors are just who she is more than anything.  She's off the medication for summer and I'm not sure what we'll do next year.  We'll figure it out with the doctor at the end of the summer.

Also, what is interesting with my daughter is that she's super social. She loves people
And they love her.  So she's not some sort of odd ball (although it certainly sounds like it!).  Her slowness hasn't held her back socially although it's driven US nuts as she's always running late to things and we're like: hurry up! You're going to miss the whole event!" [/quote]

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