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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just had my 7 year old tested for ADD and over the course of two days they also did a lot of tests for IQ.  Her IQ is 141.  What am I supposed to do with that information?  [/quote]

Did she get an ADHD diagnosis? My DS is similar and was diagnosed in 3rd grade. He tests really high on standardized tests but not so well in school where his executive functioning skills (or lack of them) come into play. It is a long and sometimes frustrating road. He coasted along in ES but went to a MS with tons of work. That’s when he started falling apart. [/quote]

She got a generalized ADD diagnosis.  She scored in the 99th percentile for most everything except anything related to executive function. Lots of good recommendations and she was noted as "phenomenally smart" and in need of more "advanced or gifted classwork" but she is in a title 1 school now and I plan to keep her there to keep working on her exec function schools in a low pressure environment and only 17 kids per class.  She has serious social anxiety and I know that moving her too soon would be a huge emotional setback for her.   No idea what our long term plan is.  I know most schools don't differentiate in DC no matter what they say. She can easily get lost because she isn't asking for help and she tries to keep it together in school because of her anxiety.  Not sure where to begin. [/quote]

My DS has a high IQ, 145 with ADHD. We had to put him on medication when he got to 7th grade. Once they have to rely on information and instruction from class, it's game over if they can't focus. We could have probably limped along through 8th if we had stayed in a public school, but once we moved to private, no way. [/quote]

Can I ask what private school you moved too? we would want something that is academically challenging but without the pressure cooker environment.
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