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[quote=Anonymous]DD is 12, has inattentive ADHD and is dyslexic. She's pretty bright -- IQ tests given at different times have had varied results but seem to suggest she is somewhere between 75th and 95th percentile on FSIQ.  She's at a small private school and says she loves school -- she goes off happily every day-- but she seems to have no particular interest in her grades: that is, she feels a little bad if she gets a D, but seems to feel just fine about Cs and Bs. She mostly gets Bs (school has plenty of grade inflation). She'll do her homework but very minimally; if the teacher says to spend 30 minutes on something she'll do 30 minutes and stop, regardless of whether she is mid-problem. She never wants to do extra credit problems, and for tests, she'll "study" for many half and hour then declare that she's all done studying.

Should I worry about her apparent lack of motivation? Or conclude that if she's doing fine she's doing fine, and not every kid has to feel strong inner motivation about school success? Or conclude that it could be an issue, but she's only in sixth grade and that motivation may come in the future? I don't know whether to just leave her be or push her a bit harder....[/quote]

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