I'm not really sure if what I am referring to is truly ADHD or just a symptom of giftedness along with overexcitability but either way, it's very real. My goal is not to discipline DD into being a different child but to help her build a coping mechanism so that she can be a more functional version of herself. I hope this is making some sense.
This makes total sense, and this is what we're dealing with in our house (x 2).
DS8 has an ADHD diagnosis but can focus very well on something he's supposed to do and not interested in, if he's given sufficient motivation or consequence. He's very very very capable. He doesn't fit the profile of a kid who's just ADHD. He's not nearly as afflicted. Is he really ADHD? Doctors can be wrong. I don't know.
Coping strategies are my solution (for both kids... DD10 is a scatter brain too
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