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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks for responses so far.  I so don't want to hear this.  Plus my husband thinks I am ridiculous for thinking anything is off.  A few reasons why:

-She is smart and gets great grades - if she is doing well in school, he doesn't see a problem.

-When she wants to focus and get something done - she can (for some reason, racing with her little brother gets her to move quickly, for instance).

-She, herself doesn't think there is a problem.

Does this change anyone's assessment?  [/quote]

She can have ADHD and have a high IQ.  Lots of very smart people with ADHD and the smarter you are the better you can compensate.  Being able to hyperfocus is a common ADHD trait.

Get her evaluated.  My child's psychiatrist told me some funny stories about people who found they have ADHD when they are older including an UVA freshman and a 2nd yr law student who wanted to know why he could not read law books but had to listen to them on tape for the first year of law school.  Medication can make a huge difference.

Also, 2/3 of people with an ADHD diagnosis grow out of having ADHD by their mid twenties without treatment as their brain matures but they can sure use some help until then.[/quote]

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