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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks all.  This is OP.  DD is 7 1/2 and seems to have either executive function or ADHD (inattentive).  Plus the reading teacher has suggested "retention and processing" issues.  (I am not sure exactly what that means).  So I think we will go ahead with the neuro-psych. My main goal is to see if there is an identifiable problem so we can figure out how to best help her.  [/quote]

PP here- the one whose kid has a language LD and probable ADD. The retention and processing issues are a red flag (at least to me). As another pp pointed out kids with ADHD do not necessarily have processing and working memory issues but when they come up, they can certainly point in that direction. In my mind, it seems to delineate between "I'm not paying attention because this is boring and I would rather do something else" (annoying and age appropriate for early elementary) and actual learning and performance issues.

As the parent, you may notice that your DD has problems with timed tests (e.g. math facts), reading comprehension, extreme meltdowns over homework-- or some aspect of it like writing or math. My son would become irrational over writing and reading comprehension homework. He was able to get the answers correct, but made what we thought were careless errors. Turns out, that even though he was able to do a decent job, on grade level short writing and reading worksheets were so much harder for him than math. [/quote]

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