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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Husband and son have ADHD and ASD. 
DS also has learning disabilities and low processing speed and needed a LOT of services and accommodations in school, and still has some in college. 
8th grader DD is an over-achiever in school and clearly has a high IQ, but is also very anxious, cries often, has slightly morbid interests (writes and draws suspense and horror subjects) and has expressed, on two occasions, suicidal thoughts that she then claimed were not serious. I am also wondering if her very high functioning masks ADHD, because sometimes she drops the ball in a way that makes me think of her older brother.

I want to treat her malaise and anxiety in the best way, and for this I'd like to know whether there's any ADHD, or possibly (but I doubt it) autism going on. She does not need any academic services or accommodations in school pertaining to her psychological profile right now, and might never need anything in that line. It's more of a "how do we approach the anxiety, emotional outbursts and destructive thinking" sort of thing. I also don't know what's "normal" emotions for a teen girl.

Is it worth dropping 5K+? My son's needs were so immediate and extreme that we had to get him evaluated for him not to fail in elementary school. As a result, I don't quite know how to evaluate my daughter's needs.

Thank you for your suggestions.[/quote]

Why would you have children with a man who has adhd and asd? [/quote]

I didn't know :-)
He's extremely smart, PP, and his profile has definitely helped him in his career. it also makes him hard to live with, sometimes.
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PP is a troll. No lower form of trolling than trolling a kids special needs forum. They can rot in hell. [/quote]

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