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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My very bright 16-year-old clearly has inattentive ADD, but she's untreated.  She spends hours every night on HW (and in the shower!) but she and my DH (who takes meds for his ADD) and I have agreed to keep an eye on things but not seek treatment at this point.  She is comfortable with her pace, though it means she gets less sleep than her peers.  She can perform well on tests (hyperfocused) and benefits from her high IQ.  It is a struggle, but as long as she continues to do well and feel capable, we're keeping an eye on her.[/quote]

This was me as a teenager, back in the day before anyone knew what ADD was (at least outside of the big cities).  I rocked standardized tests.  What really helped me with homework was music or TV on.  I know it runs counter to what everyone says about screen time, but unless there was something else going on, I would just blank out and end up staring at the stage or writing Tolkien fan fiction in my head or something and then realize it was 11 p.m. and my homework was not done.  TV or music kept one track of my brain occupied so the other track could do homework.  Music worked better for language arts type homework, while TV was better for math.  (Of course, that was also in the days when TV was just whatever happened to be on, so half the time it wasn't like the shows were all that riveting.  It might be harder now that you can actually pick something good to watch.)  I don't think my parents even realized I did my homework in front of the guest room TV every night.  To this day, I cannot drive without music on, as I get 100% distracted unless there is something to distract me 25%, if that makes sense.  My other trick was taking copious notes, that I would then annotate during class discussion.  It forced me to stay focused.  (And everyone wanted to borrow them to study for tests!).[/quote]

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