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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I wouldn't rule out ADHD based on school work not being an issue--if she's good at reading/writing etc. and likes school work, it won't be a problem, especially in 1st grade when they don't need organizational skills. Kids with ADHD have preferred activities that they tend to focus on, and nonpreferred activities that are problems--it's fairly common for smart girls with ADHD not to have major issues with school work. That said, the ADHD diagnostic criteria require seeing an impact at home and at school, which in your daughter's case may be being impulsive and stubborn and insulting other kids if that's what's happening. Of course, ADHD isn't the only possibility--just wanted to say why it may be too early to rule it out.

You should consider getting on a waitlist for an evaluation--if you sign up for Children's or Kennedy Krieger, they take insurance but it will probably be a long time before you get an appointment.

Hang in there--it's tough to have an intense kid, especially now that we're cooped up 24/7.[/quote]

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