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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is around 90 assignments in 3 weeks. Some of them more onerous than others[/quote]

My kid just counted their assignments for Health B. There are 42 total.

Health A was similar.

You're full of it, PP.

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I haven't counted, but my kid is doing closer to 90 than 42.  Not difficult, but she works hours and hours each day. Of course, she's the kind of kid who has to do everything 'well.'  I've been trying to get her to work more efficiently (which is, frankly, slacking off a bit when you have close to 100%) but she won't have anything of it.[/quote]

Unfortunately it sounds as if your daughter has low processing speed (quite distinct from IQ, by the way). One of my children has inattentive ADHD/ASD and low processing speed. When he was in school, everything took ages. It was excruciatingly painful. He had a 504 and extended time, but that was a double-edged sword because he sometimes accumulated too many delayed assignments at the end of the quarter, when they needed to be handed in. He too couldn't triage - everything had to be perfect and done at the same slow pace. It's part of the inattentive ADHD/autistic profile that these kids cannot prioritize or determine what can be botched and what needs to be done thoroughly. He's doing better in college because he doesn't take too many classes at once.
 
I'm not diagnosing your daughter from afar. But take it as a red flag and get her evaluated, and request school accommodations, if you think it will make her more successful in high school. Also, if there really is ADHD, medication significantly helps with focus, and helps a little with processing speed.

(Also please don't double down on the 90. Some of us have seen the assignments and know you multiplied by 2).

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