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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd go to a neurologist.  I would not take a year off. She may not want to go back.  Let her and give support her.[/quote]

What would the neurologist test for? The exec functioning coach thought there was NOTHING wrong with DD. That's what's so confusing. My gut says my DD is not the same kid intellectually, but what's the matter? And how to fix it?
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FWIW, an executive functioning coach isn't qualified to say "nothing is wrong with DD".  Frankly, without a full neuropsych, no legitimate executive functioning coach should make a judgment like that.  It is quite common for kids to have strengths and weaknesses that mask each other so the child appears to function more or less "normally" but would be able to function at a much higher level or different way if the weaknesses were supported.

It's a major red flag to me that you are working with an executive functioning coach that is not really knowledgeable about brain-based disorders.  I would never say this about a client.   That is a determination to be made by a neurologist and/or a neuropsychologist.

I would say to a parent that a client is having is performing on an average level or is or is not having difficulty with material that is typical in my experience.  But, that is quite different than saying "nothing is wrong."

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