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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here, I am following this thread with interest.  My question is: if a kid is functioning fine, is there value in seeking a diagnosis?

DD10 has a lot of sensory stuff that is kind of on the edge of normal - sensitivity to noise, which she's largely outgrown; chewing and sensitivity to fabrics, which she hasn't. An excellent student, but anxious about breaking rules and annoyed by other people breaking rules. Lots of friends and social confidence. 
So some things are quirky but nothing is "wrong."  Her dad has pretty obvious undiagnosed ADD, and I have anxiety.

I've read that girls don't get diagnosed because they compensate. But if she's compensating (if she even is) in non-harmful ways ... does it need to be explored? [/quote]

I think so. My daughter is fine right now at 10. She's anxious and can have issues with emotional regulation, but overall she's performing great academically, behavior is fine, and she has good friends. But how long is that going to last? How long until the demands at school overtake her ability to compensate? Changing classes? Remembering assignments? I don't see this happening without some issues. I'd rather get ahead of the game instead of waiting for her to fail before we get some tools to help her. [/quote]

Totally agree with this post. Same here. I didn't have sensitivity to noise for example and fabrics but i was a chewer too and bored easily and daydreamy. i could have a test where i feel blank and start to want to count how many teeth dents i had put chewing on my pencil or how many Os there are in the question just because I wanted to do it before I start writing down my answers. Is it pure ADD/ADHD diagnosis. Maybe not. Quirky, maybe yes. But if I had known the diagnosis, that would have probably made so much more sense to me. I compensated too by processing even more quickly and I overcame I think but how much more of my potential would I have had if I knew.[/quote]

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