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THank you!  It's a constant battle to help DD stay organized.  She has a hard time figuring out how to initially set up a syatem and then what to discard.
Does it get easier for them/you?[/quote]

I won't lie - high school was hard.  They need supports, they need tools to help and practice using them, they need organizational help.  My DC also benefitted from medication.  But over time it has gotten better and he owns it all now, and succeeds.

I strongly recommend getting help and putting supports in place.[/quote]

I'm wondering about the medication and "level" of ADHD with your son.

Through two neuropsych evaluations (with different neuropsychologists) - summer before 6th and the beginning of 8th grade, DD was dx with executive function deficits,  slow processing, short term memory and mild ADHD inattentive.  Both reports were luke warm about medicating because the inattentiveness was mild. -   After consulting with a psychiatrist, he did not seem to think medication was necessary  (and probably partly because DH was against medication).  I'm, wondering, as I read medicating for ADHD sometimes helps with executive function.

She sees a speech language pathologist for writing organization and general organization (binder, backpack, homework) plus has accommodations with a 504 plan - upfront seating, extended deadlines, small group testing etc... I'm wondering if medication would make life easier.  SHe now does well with handing in assignments but is struggling with learning the content (math, physics, details in her art work etc...) and writing higher level essays.  I wonder if this is were her inattentiveness is making life harder than it should be.

Are there other things you found helpful.  What was going on that you decided to medicate.  What changes did you see.

Any more lessons learned you can share?

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