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[quote=Anonymous]I have a daughter with some similarities, she is 17. I wouldn’t be overly concerned about the graduating part simply bc I think the school will figure out a way for her to graduate. 
Is she on TikTok all the time? I started forwarding my daughter TikTok’s related to adhd, autism etc so she can relate but also lots of them for healthy skills for those with adhd and how to get dopamine from other sources. For my daughter the sleeping is a mix of medication and masking exhaustion. 
I set up an “ art studio” in the house and she will paint.  Basically  we are just trying very slowly to build outside interests and support her for who she is. I truly don’t believe I any of it is an intentional defiance or combative situation, it’s difficulty regulating. 
We’ve had a difficult time with therapist as well, every few months she is open to try a new one and we have the discussion that hopefully soon we will find one that she is comfortable with. 
It’s hard and there are small steps forward and definitely steps backward. 
I would really try to support the consistency in medication, if my daughter misses a day or two, it’s awful. Of everything that you said, I would make that the top priority. [/quote]

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