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[quote=Anonymous]My 15-year-old dd can focus well when she’s interested in something (especially books or topics she enjoys), but when she’s not - particularly with schoolwork like math - she most of the time zones out, even when someone is talking directly to her. We have a tutor, but she often drifts off while the tutor is explaining things.

Looking back, in elementary school she was pretty imaginative and content playing by herself at school but still constantly needed some kind of entertainment (she has a pretty good social life now I would say, with many friends). When reading books (which back then she absolutely LOVED, but less nowadays), she sometimes wouldn’t notice teachers telling the class to switch activities.

She also procrastinates heavily, makes careless mistakes when bored or frustrated, and sometimes needs to reread things multiple times for them to “stick,” especially on tests - unless it’s a book or text she’s interested in. She does read really fast so that could be a factor.

She doesn’t have one consistent hobby; instead she goes through short phases of interest that don’t last long. She also gets frustrated easily, though I’m not sure how much of that is personality vs. something else.

Her grades vary from A’s to B’s and sometimes (though pretty rare) a C and she often makes careless mistakes in her work because she ends up rushing. She has trouble memorizing things in math like equations and ways to solve things and even after learning a new topic she will forget how to do it (except for the basic math.)

Is this normal 15 year old behavior/is she just unmotivated or lazy?[/quote]

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