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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids and my DH take meds for ADHD.  My experience is that the medication has little effect on working memory or processing speed.  It can help with the organizational skills but only if your DD already has those skills.  For me and DD, organization and mindfulness are innate.  For our family members with ADHD, it definitely isn't.  They had to be taught how to be organized and how to study.  Once it's 'routine-ized', they're pretty good about doing it all the time but, medication definitely helps when there are distractions pulling their minds from what they've learned (like the social scene at school).  If your DD doesn't already have good organizational skills and study habits, I'd find a good tutor/coach for that.  If she doesn't already have those skills, medication won't help.

Now, as you know, as kids advance in grade, the material gets harder.  This may challenge your DDs ability to regulate her attention to focus on the subject matter.  It is especially true if the subject matter isn't of interest to her.  In that case, medication will help her regulate her attention.[/quote]

Thank you  - I found this information to be helpful in trying to understand DD disorganization.  Given that her school has done away with textbooks, teachers print out so much more 'stuff' that SHE now has to organize and keep track of - it's insane and ridiculous the amount of paper she gets.

I will look into a study tutor because how we've been trying to help her keep organized is not working.  It's a constant battle of "clean out your backpack!"  Hearing it from someone other than mom or dad would help.[/quote]

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