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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a professional--warning sirens sounding--but in my 9-year old, it means she needs a checklist to make sure she's bringing everything to and from school that she needs (including lunch box, jacket, homework folder). She will often raise her hand in class and then forget what she was going to say. 
Of course, typically developing kids sometimes do this, too, but it's quite frequent with my child. 
Other than forgetfulness, she'll zone out. "What did I just say?" and she'll have no clue. She'll forget the name of a character in a book she's reading from page to page. Or there will be a worksheet of math problems and she'll have trouble completing one row and starting on the next one--she'll skip around, unintentionally.
Some professional once said her mind is like a messy closet. Sometimes, she reaches in and pulls out the precise thing she needs. Sometimes, she rummages around and eventually finds it. And sometimes she just can't find it and forgets what she was looking for. 
That said, she's a happy, friendly, kind child. I wouldn't trade her for a more brilliant unhappy kid. But we are getting a lot of intervention, because her issues are starting to affect her self-esteem.

Not sure if that helps, but that's how I understand it. I'm her mom. I tried to read, "Late, Lost and Unprepared" which deals with executive functioning disorder, but it didn't help me much. [/quote]

My kid is just like this (among other issues).  We are getting testing done soon.  Did they diagnose your daughter with ADHD? or just executive functioning disorder?  [/quote]

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