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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"anxiety/ perfectionism?"

Entirely possible. What would we do with that though? We have been trying to focus on effort and the importance of improvement over results for quite some time.

If she needs "help" with these issues or even someone to say if that is the situation where do I go to look into that more?

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I have an ES aged (soon to be MS aged) DD with an ADHD/ anxiety dual diagnosis. She's doing well in AAP, but we are treating the anxiety (CBT) and ADHD (meds). If anxiety is the issue, your DD can work with a kid's therapist on CBT/mindfulness. Also, potentially meds. And remember that ADHD looks very different in girls than boys, and can be a challenge to tease out.

But first you need a real diagnosis (not one from DCUM) and that's either a neuro psych evaluation or a psychoeducational one (by a psychologist). If you go to the Special Needs Board and do a search, I'm sure there has been a recent thread of recommendations for people that perform these. We used Diana Dahlgren, and she did a good job on the evaluation and write up , but we didn't like dealing with her as a person, and she's very rushed, so not a great fit for an anxious kid.

If you think there might be something there, please look into it. These are problems that often get worse as school gets harder, and the workload and academic expectations grow.  If you don't get it under control now, it can get away from you (BTDT). Good luck![/quote]

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