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<blockquote data-quote="ksm" data-source="post: 580707" data-attributes="member: 12511"><p>Her mom has been diagnosis as bipolar, just in the last few years, but she has a 25 year history of drug and alcohol addiction. We have no info on biodad at all. My son is her stepfather. She has always had a tough time making/keeping friends. When she is around kids her age she seems to act all hyper/giggly. One on one she does pretty well. She was diagnosis as ADD and anxiety in grade school. She struggled to complete and hand in most of her homework. So far this is the best grade wise. Unfortunately I think it is because the high school got new text books this year and there aren't enough to go around, so they stay in the class room, and there is rarely any homework at all. Go figure!</p><p></p><p>Alcohol was used in large amounts during the first 4 to 5 months of the pregnancy. And probably some drugs, like cocaine. Last year we had an IQ test and she tested in the top 13th percentile for IQ and the bottom 13 % for processing speed. </p><p></p><p>She seems to take on the personality of who ever she is with. She is having problems in choir, and she bases it on that she was one of 4 freshman girls selected to advance to the higher level girls choir... but the other three girls have not had problems. She has seemed to gravitate towards the kids who are more on the "problem" type. The ones who smoke/drink/drugs etc. This was her first year in high school and I had hoped she could make friends, as she didn't have many friends in middle school. But, she refused to join any of the clubs, sports etc. She stopped trying out for the community theater, and she no longer wants to attend church or youth group or church camp. And in choir, she hasn't gone to the last three "optional" things that the choir has done outside of class. (ie: singing valentines; singing the national anthem at the basketball game; etc)</p><p></p><p>She really is following in her mom's footsteps... at about the same age her mom started having problems. Her mom never finished high school, never really held a job for very long, pretty much "couch surfed" most of her life. I don't want that for difficult child. KSM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksm, post: 580707, member: 12511"] Her mom has been diagnosis as bipolar, just in the last few years, but she has a 25 year history of drug and alcohol addiction. We have no info on biodad at all. My son is her stepfather. She has always had a tough time making/keeping friends. When she is around kids her age she seems to act all hyper/giggly. One on one she does pretty well. She was diagnosis as ADD and anxiety in grade school. She struggled to complete and hand in most of her homework. So far this is the best grade wise. Unfortunately I think it is because the high school got new text books this year and there aren't enough to go around, so they stay in the class room, and there is rarely any homework at all. Go figure! Alcohol was used in large amounts during the first 4 to 5 months of the pregnancy. And probably some drugs, like cocaine. Last year we had an IQ test and she tested in the top 13th percentile for IQ and the bottom 13 % for processing speed. She seems to take on the personality of who ever she is with. She is having problems in choir, and she bases it on that she was one of 4 freshman girls selected to advance to the higher level girls choir... but the other three girls have not had problems. She has seemed to gravitate towards the kids who are more on the "problem" type. The ones who smoke/drink/drugs etc. This was her first year in high school and I had hoped she could make friends, as she didn't have many friends in middle school. But, she refused to join any of the clubs, sports etc. She stopped trying out for the community theater, and she no longer wants to attend church or youth group or church camp. And in choir, she hasn't gone to the last three "optional" things that the choir has done outside of class. (ie: singing valentines; singing the national anthem at the basketball game; etc) She really is following in her mom's footsteps... at about the same age her mom started having problems. Her mom never finished high school, never really held a job for very long, pretty much "couch surfed" most of her life. I don't want that for difficult child. KSM [/QUOTE]
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