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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does not sound at all like ADHD. It might be helpful to look into anxiety. You already suspect anxiety in social situations. The other issues could be manifestations of more generalized anxiety. Agree about arfid/feeding therapy. That may help.[/quote]

Anxiety is always included with an ADHD/autistic profile, PP. I highly doubt this teen is "just" presenting with anxiety, without at least some executive dysfunction.[/quote]

And yet this kid is doing fine in a competitive school setting that requires high executive functioning skills. His executive functioning issues, if it's that, are only occurring in one setting, at home. High IQ can get you good test scores without studying (though apparently this kid did study), but it can't help you complete assignments and turn them in on time or remember which tests are coming up.

There are lots of high IQ kids with ADHD. Would not surprise me if there were far more than 3-4 at TJ, but those kids are going to either have been flagged and are getting assistance for the ADHD (meds + accommodations) or likely have someone in their life helping them extensively with tasks that involve executive function skills. [/quote]

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