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[quote=Anonymous]How old and what medications are they on?  8th grade to 10th grade was REALLY hard for my daughter.  By 11th grade with a lot of help and medications, things started turning around.

Started to realize many of the "diagnoses given" was really very much untreated ADHD and once we focused on that more than the anxiety, everything fell into place. So many doctors and psychiatrists diagnose with anxiety, OCD, BPD, bi-polar. etc... when it is the ADHD in girls that show different and need help with.

Started doing DBT training 2x a week for a few hours after school.  Lots of reading, journal, workbooks.

Switched to going to the gym before school in AM, Taking Adderall daily (not just school days) and Clonidine 2-3x a day to counter that agitated affects of the stimulant and give her a pause.  Added Prozac to help with some fidgeting and OCD tendencies and I would say she is 90% better.  The gym before school was huge and honestly I think just maturing as well. So much that she went off Buspar and we are considering going off Prozac soon.

My biggest piece of advice.  Do NOT worry or bring college up.  Work on the mental health and not the grades.  They are only with you a few more years.  The grades can come together later, you can do summer school, or you can look at community college for a few years as ADHD'ers tend to mature slower than their peers and that is OK.  And if they are really struggling, I highly recommend PHP for a necessary 1-2 month regroup.

Work on positive reinforcements - also a huge plus.  Good luck! [/quote]

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