The ADHD was really a grasp at straws we all came up with in a meeting we had last fall following yet another lost book. She has always had trouble focusing in class, and she loses a lot of her stuff, or forgets things she was supposed to do. We've been asking them about her lack of attention since day 1, but of course we were always told that since her grades were excellent (she scored 97-98th percentile on MAP just a couple of months ago), that it wasn't an issue.
I don't have the full report back from the psychologist yet, but yes I'm concerned that the processing issue will mean she can't adjust to the pace of a gifted school.
My biggest worry is that she'll end up like me, I was also very bright in school but nobody ever stepped in to help me develop any learning skills because I always did very well in exams, and by the time I had to go to college I couldn't handle the work.
