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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We caught leaning disability during covid. I had always asked teachers at every conference about possible ADHD and they said no. ADHD seemed so apparent when I observed online learning, so we got testing which confirmed it. I guess because my daughter's grades were fine and she wasn't throwing chairs, the teachers lumped her in with the "no problems" kids.

[b]I do wonder if the frequent screen stimulation shrinking attention spans makes it much harder to distinguish between general distractability and true ADHD.[/b][/quote]
THIS 1000%. It's almost like screens have made the vast majority of people have ADHD-like behavior. So we give them speed so they can focus. The pandemic and screens rewired our brains and we're f'ed!

My son is going on a 10 day camping trip where there are zero screens allowed. I want to figure out a way to test his ability to focus before the trip and after.[/quote]

If you know much about ADHD it is very easy to distinguish between ADHD and kids who just aren't interested.[/quote]

Inability to focus, not lack of interest.  And fwiw, inability to focus [i]is[/i] ADHD.  [/quote]

No, inability to focus is an inability to focus. ADHD is more than that and is physical and inherited. [/quote]

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