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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP and I appreciate the perspective above that she may exhaust all her energy during the day. That is fair. My concern is that at home she just wants to watch YouTube on the tv because she is bored and not motivated to do anything else.

The middle school years are rough and activities help you make friends, build confidence, and learn new skills. I accept she is not into sports but I want her to find her interests and strengths and you can’t do that without trying new things. [/quote]
So OP when you say she would like to sit around at home and do nothing, you don't mean that.  You mean that she wants to self-entertain on screens.  Screens are overstimulating and for a kid this age with ADHD, the dopamine hit is too much for them to overcome.  Lock your TV down and set time limits.  She won't find her interests and strengths until she runs out of screen time.   [/quote]

Np with an older kid with severe adhd and this has nothing to do with screens.

I’ve watched my kid with fascination over the years when if we’re home on a Saturday with nothing to do, and I get him off the tv at 10 am and tell him to find something to do, at 6pm I’ll look back at the day and am amazed that he has don’t nothing all day. Like he may have picked up a book for a few minutes, or made several snacks thru the day, paced around the house thinking about stuff, talked to us off and on about whatever is on his mind, but really nothing else. And it’s not like he starts a bunch of stuff and loses interest and moves on. He just drifts through the day without doing anything at all. I don’t get it, because I am type A and thrive off to do lists. If I tell him “now I want you to go to your room and read” he’ll do that for hours. But he is unable to self motivate to even think of anything to do. Again, nothing to do with screens and a lot to do with adhd[/quote]

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