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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds so so much like my 8 year old DD with ADHD! Especially the singing and interrupting. I think if you are wondering enough to post on DCUM you should just get her evaluated. Ask your pediatrician for names but get a real evaluation- pediatricians tend to not recognize ADHD in girls who are doing ok academically. We had that experience and my DD is a textbook, severe case. [/quote]

Me again- one thing that tripped me up until I learned more about ADHD is that my DD is capable of really remarkable attention/focus/work when she is interested in something. She will sit and read a good book for hours. But apparently that’s common- it’s actually called hyperfocus and when kids enjoy school or parts of school they are able to focus really well on those. Or other activities! If you saw my DD watching the instruction at her studio you would not believe she has ADHD because she’s laser focused. Anyway I just throw that out there because it was confusing for me for a while [/quote]

Op here… this sounds  just like her. If she’s into it, she’s all in. If she’s not, it nearly impossible to get her to focus.

Who diagnosed your daughter? Was the solution meds? If so, which one?[/quote]

Hi OP - I am the PP you are replying to and I didn’t mean to start a whole discussion on what exactly is or isn’t hyperfocus. I was just explaining something that I previously didn’t understand and delayed me in getting my child diagnosed a little bit. My kid definitely has ADHD and was diagnosed at KKI by a developmental pediatrician at an early age. She had a full work up in part because of some other things going on with her and her profound giftedness. At your DD age a developmental pediatrician might not be right and you might not need a full neuropsych. Ask your pediatrician where they recommend you start for an evaluation.

My DD can’t handle stimulants and is only on non-stimulant medication but it does help (although I think she could benefit from stimulants if she could manage them, but it is ok). Also she has some accommodations through a 504 that are relatively easy to implement but make a big difference to her (especially extra movement breaks). [b]Also just tons and tons of exercise. It makes a big difference. [/b]I am committed to helping her learn how to function in the world independently but understanding her has helped me have a better approach; we try to work on one thing at a time and I try to involve her in setting up systems that work for her. Also she sees a therapist for comorbid anxiety and that helps. We talk a ton about being flexible and that is really improving as she gets older. The Unstuck and On Target curriculum was developed for ASD but the principles related to rigidity really apply my kid so I have read that and work on using that kind of thinking with her.

Good luck![/quote]

OP here. It's interesting you mention this too, because I've always joked about how much exercise DD requires. She dances a crazy amount each week (by her choice!) and is very rarely tired from it. We had a 10 hour long dance convention (with only 1 hour break for lunch) and she was absolutely not fazed. Wanted more when it was done, actually. But then on the flip side, she can veg for hours in front of the TV just like everyone else. For the most part though, she seems to thrive being busy and active. Some parents judge us for how busy she is, but it really does seem to work the best for her.[/quote]

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