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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]we are stuck with our public school. can't afford to move (dh lost his job) can't go private. teacher complains all the time that dd doesn't pay attention, is always talking with neighbors, not focusing on the (boring!!) lessons, etc. she implied that dd has adhd until I pointed out that dd[b] read The Lightening Thief in two hours straight, sitting right next to me.[/b] then she grudgingly agreed that dd reads and comprehends at the highest level she tests for, and "maybe even higher"

I've suggested she let dd write about things dd is interested in instead of writing about the dullsville, unimaginative topics she suggests, but she said, no, it would be "too hard for me to grade if your dd wrote about something different than everyone else does"!!

our district offers no gifted program for elementary, so dd is stuck in this boring boring boring classroom all day long!! I don't know what to do. i offer lots of interesting things to do at home, but feel helpless about protecting dd from this daily misery. dd is not a genius or anything, just a smart, bored kid.

Oh, and when I suggest other things, like letting dd read interesting books instead of listening to the lessons about things dd's read already (dd's an extremely fast reader), dd's teacher told me that she can't allow that!!

any suggestions? anyone dealt successfully with a similar situation? i'd send dd to private in a second if we had the money. it's torture to send my child to school every day. [/quote]

Your DD has ADHD. She isn't bored. Get her evaluated.

I am adult and have it and I can and have sat for 6 hours straight reading a book that I really like.  The ability to hyper focus on something a person really likes is one of the traits of ADHD.  
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