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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What grade?  Does she have a Dx?  What kind of supports does she need?  Holton has girls with ADHD but it’s always more difficult to be admitted with a Dx. [/quote]

If she gets in, it will be in grade 5.  What is Dx?  She forgets to take materials or HW to class despite multiple reminders and check lists.  She complains that she hates school because of all these lists she has follow.  At class, her teachers complain that she is not paying attention and does not have context of where the class is especially during reading. 
Most of all she finds her current school stressful.

We got her tested for ADHD and she indeed showed all signs of it.  She is a capable kid and understands grade level math and does well in vocab etc.  Only reading she is behind.  I am not sure if it is the school's fault or her ADHD that is causing this difficulty.  Looking to move her to a more nurturing environment.  Is Holton Arms a nurturing place for such kids or is it for all straight A/ perfect discipline type kids?[/quote]

This is serious. [b]Get her into a special program school[/b]. Sounds like dyslexia as well.
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This is a bit extreme. My child sounded very much like yours in grades 3-4. We did a full neuropsych, confirmed the ADHD diagnosis, learned some other things about relative strengths and weaknesses, and made a decision to medicate to help improve focus in school and reduce anxiety and unhappiness about what a struggle it was. In addition, we did the Unstuck and On Target curriculum through a private provider - it is a targeted executive function intervention that was designed originally for children on the autism spectrum, but is now shown to be very effective with kids with ADHD who struggle with executive function. Being medicated allowed my child to access the benefits of that intervention and apply its strategies in the classroom and home front. Moving to a nurturing environment can also help a ton with kids who struggle with focus, but it's not a panacea by itself. You have to be willing to invest time and resources in other strategies to build success with your kid. Medication may or may not be the right choice for now, but it should be seriously considered while you get other tools in place. There is a ton of information and compassionate support for these struggles on the special needs forum.[/quote]

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