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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 267474" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>First of all, welcome! </p><p></p><p>JJJ has some good advice but I want to chime in on something that caught my eye from your post. You mentioned that your daughter has no trouble focusing/organizing when it's something that interests her. My son, who has ADHD (more on that later) is the exact same way. Just as an example, when he was younger, he was heavily into Pokemon cards. He had binders of them and they were all in plastic sleeves and organized by categories or fighting powers. Try to get him to organize even one folder for school? Nope, wasn't going to happen. COULDN'T happen most times. He was literally unable to focus on things enough to reason out that paper A needs to be in front because he'll need that one first, then paper B, etc.</p><p></p><p>If you already know about this, I apologize but there are a lot of misconceptions about ADHD. A lot of people think it's just a hyperactivity thing when in reality it affects much more. A person with ADHD has great difficulty with impulse control and organization. They usually seem to be very sloppy with their work (be it school or actual work) and are constantly (or at least in my son's case) losing things. It comes across as that he or she is just being careless or lazy but he/she actually has to work on what generally comes fairly easy for the rest of us.</p><p></p><p>Am I saying that I think your daughter HAS ADHD? No, not at all. First of all no one here is qualified to diagnosis but beyond that, based on my experience with my son, I would think there would be signs in other classes and/or at home. I don't see that at all. Personally, I agree with JJJ. You may want to look at having your daughter tested for a learning disorder. If nothing else, it can rule out any issues in that area and maybe give you a different direction to go. If that does turn out to be the case however, she may need to learn math in a different way or it may always be an issue for her. It would just depend on the severity.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and don't be afraid to look around. There are a lot of good people here with a lot of experience and ideas. Welcome again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 267474, member: 2459"] First of all, welcome! JJJ has some good advice but I want to chime in on something that caught my eye from your post. You mentioned that your daughter has no trouble focusing/organizing when it's something that interests her. My son, who has ADHD (more on that later) is the exact same way. Just as an example, when he was younger, he was heavily into Pokemon cards. He had binders of them and they were all in plastic sleeves and organized by categories or fighting powers. Try to get him to organize even one folder for school? Nope, wasn't going to happen. COULDN'T happen most times. He was literally unable to focus on things enough to reason out that paper A needs to be in front because he'll need that one first, then paper B, etc. If you already know about this, I apologize but there are a lot of misconceptions about ADHD. A lot of people think it's just a hyperactivity thing when in reality it affects much more. A person with ADHD has great difficulty with impulse control and organization. They usually seem to be very sloppy with their work (be it school or actual work) and are constantly (or at least in my son's case) losing things. It comes across as that he or she is just being careless or lazy but he/she actually has to work on what generally comes fairly easy for the rest of us. Am I saying that I think your daughter HAS ADHD? No, not at all. First of all no one here is qualified to diagnosis but beyond that, based on my experience with my son, I would think there would be signs in other classes and/or at home. I don't see that at all. Personally, I agree with JJJ. You may want to look at having your daughter tested for a learning disorder. If nothing else, it can rule out any issues in that area and maybe give you a different direction to go. If that does turn out to be the case however, she may need to learn math in a different way or it may always be an issue for her. It would just depend on the severity. Good luck and don't be afraid to look around. There are a lot of good people here with a lot of experience and ideas. Welcome again! [/QUOTE]
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