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[quote=Anonymous]My 16 year old daughter has been struggling academically for a while now. Whenever we'd talk about it and the possible reasons why she'd cry and become very defensive. Usually she'd say she's trying her best, but this would sometimes alternate with her telling us she doesn't care about school and why are we making such a big deal, etc?  A few days ago for the first time she brought up the subject without our prompting and asked if we thought it might be possible she has attention issues. She said she's been talking to some friend with similar issues in school and they have been diagnosed with ADD or executive function issues. She said it made her wonder if she might be dealing with something similar.

Honestly, I feel our daughter may be picking up on something valid. Her attention is often pretty poor, but I've generally chalked this up to being a distracted teen overly absorbed with phones, computers and the like. Maybe it's more than that, though. I honestly do see her trying to study. Work can take her forever and she still gets C's and D's even with effort. She gets very emotional sometimes, and she seems to have a lot of trouble organizing her written thoughts. I do think she's intelligent enough, and so do her teachers. They are stumped and so are we.

Do you think it's time to consider having her tested? [/quote]

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