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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

By study I mean outside of class. Kid shows up to class. Kid does not complete homework assignments at all or on time unless it's done in class (which is the new model of school). One class this year required outside work and teacher alerted me only once kid was behind 6 assignments. Despite me stepping in and taking over kid continued to lie about completing assignments. I've continued to have to micromanage this one class. So for just one class kid has not shown any improvement in being able to manage alone. For every class kid will not spend even 10 minutes preparing for an exam. Tried rewards, tried punishments. [/quote]

So he is having issues in school. You need an evaluation for him. It's usually most cost effective to start with your ped and see what the ped recommends in regards to referrals. Your ped may be able to evaluate your son, which is cheaper, or they may refer you to a neuropsych, which will run about 5k.

It seems like every time someone on here responds with skepticism, you respond with a story that sounds (imo) legit but contradicts your prior statements. I'm guessing that your kid may be having issues in more areas than you realize, but it's become so normalized for you, that you may not even recognize them as problems. An evaluation will help you go over these things in a comprehensive manner.[/quote]

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