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[quote=Anonymous]This sounds so much like my DD with ADHD. Barely made it through junior year of high school. We dragged her across the finish line by micromanaging and she is now in college and managing okay.
The problem with bright ADHD kids is they can hyper-focus…on the things they like. If they don’t like something or it’s boring to them, they just don’t have the will out or energy to do the work (and “forget” to turn it in). You need to look into an executive function coach and really stay on top of her until she gets to college. When she’s looking at colleges, steer her toward ones that have minimal “core” requirements where she might have to take classes that don’t interest her. She won’t do the work for those classes and you won’t be there to nag her. Once she’s studying something she likes, she’ll be fine. Until then, be diligent and set up some scaffolding to help her. Take away the phone when it’s homework time and give it back when she can prove everything is turned in. It’s exhausting but worth it. You need to start showing her that college will be fun/amazing and it’s a goal worth working toward. If she doesn’t get it together, she’ll have to go to community college and live at home. Intrinsic motivation is key her. Help her find it.[/quote]

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