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[quote=Anonymous]I think another important piece of this is making friends and finding something that she can succeed in.  What is your DD good at?  Does she like to express ideas (there are programs that can help her type and access the computer if writing is an issue for her), design things, work with children, listen to music, go to church, etc.?  When our DD, who has dyslexia, was having an extreme emotional reaction to going to school (in 2nd grade), I made a list of her strengths and focused on those instead of the dyslexia for a while.  Turns out she loves to make up stories; she'd dictate and I'd type, then she'd "package" her story with pictures and bind it up.  She's won a few writing contests, and now her aspiration is to be a writer when she grows up.  Finding something she can be successful at has made all the difference for DD in overcoming her other issues.  I realize this is probably very hard for a depressed person; it helps to have a sense of "purpose" to help her want to make positive changes. [/quote]

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