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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 3rd grader who has ADHD (inattentive) is a very creative kid, not super quirky or nerdy though. She’s relatively laid back and doesn’t like a lot of structure but I’m starting to get concerned that she isn’t taking to structured activities the way her friends are.

I’ve had her in tennis, basketball, soccer, and swim team this year and the only one she really likes is swim team. She LOVES being on/ in the water and water sports on our beach vacations but otherwise she goofs off and has zero interest in actually playing. Anything not sports related is a nightmare like music, ect. All she wants to do is play pretend with friends and neighbors and play outside. I guess I should be lucky that she had zero interest in video games or a lot of TV but skill development is important and with her academics and natural intellect already being pretty weak I worry for what this will mean in a few years.

Is this normal for this age? [/quote]

I don't think this is that abnormal. Something will probably click in the future as she gets older. It might not, which is also fine, not every kid takes to structured activities outside of school. Also, "skill development" might seem important, but you can force her to develop skills. You can bang your head against a wall trying, but you have to parent the kid she is. Right now that sounds like one who wants to play pretend outside.[/quote]

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