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[quote=Anonymous]This is an exact description of my now 13 year old four years ago. In his case, he really started slipping academically in school and having some behavior issues. Following intructions became a nightmare, zero organizational skill, could not concentrate to safe his life in some classes, yet laser focus on things he found interesting. Long story short after tons of therapies, tutors, tests of every kind he was diagnosed with ADD inattentive sub-type. Started medication and his life changed 100%. He is now a straight A student, with lots of friends and pretty easy going all around. Motivation can still be an issue, though. One of his doctors once told me that ADD is not so much an attention deficit disorder as a motivation deficit disorder. He suggested we had to try to always make him earn stuff instead of threatening to take it away. Sometimes this works, spmetimes it doesn't, but it is worth a try. Good luck![/quote]
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