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[quote=Anonymous]Rule out any possible medical reasons first.

If you can afford it, I would get her on a waitlist for a neuropsych. We used Dr. Yael Rothman at Stixrud who I had heard was good for gifted youth and she was excellent.

We waited to have our DD evaluated until after high school, and I so wish we had done it earlier. There was so much she was hiding in middle school (bullying, suicide attempts, etc.) and we had no idea except for occasional outbursts which we chalked up to hormones. Grades, extracurriculars, social life all seemed fine for the most part.

Everything went downhill in her high school magnet program. She previously had a diagnosis of anxiety and depression (and was on meds and in therapy), but neuropsych testing showed ADHD (primarily inattentive) even though she had been given a quick computer test for ADHD years before and had passed. There was so much shame (for years) that she internalized due to hiding her executive function/ADHD issues.

I recommend that you get the neuropsych done sooner rather than later (though you might need another one done before college if accommodations are needed then). If hormones are in play, birth control pills were helpful for DD's intense PMS symptoms.

Good luck, OP.[/quote]

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