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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in the same situation. Have you tried meditation? There are some apps. [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she being treated for her ADHD? My DD has inattentive ADHD and it really hampers her ability to demonstrate what she can do intellectually and academically. ADHD also brings with it difficulties relating to everyday, non-academic life, as I'm sure you know. :) I would focus on getting her all the supports and lifeskills you can related to ADHD. Agreed that there are lots of fulfilling careers that take advantage of her social/emotional intelligence, but managing the ADHD is key.[/quote] She only has 2 ADHD drugs she can take due to her illness (the others have interaction issues with one of the other 9 meds she is on for her illness). We spent 2 years juggling those 2 meds, and they didn't work. We suspect other meds would work, but her nephrologist and rheumatologist teams say that she can't take them. I wish she could. But yes, her ADHD is a huge struggle and we are trying other non-medicinal ways to treat it. We've altered her diet, added some supplements her psychologist suggested, added a gym membership where she works out consistently, etc. its just really hard without meds, although we continue to try. Mine is inattentive as well. It's such a bear. Some days she makes me crack up, and some days I swear I am tearing my hair out :)[/quote][/quote] In fact we are trying meditation! We just downloaded an app about 2 weeks ago. I cant tell if its working or not, but we will try just about anything. She is doing yoga classes at the gym as well.[/quote]
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