But she's also struggling a great deal with handwriting and generally with written expression. When she talks, she is quite insightful and engaged, but she just cannot get her ideas onto paper, and is getting to the point where she stops trying.
What you describe above would also have described my ds to a tee when he was in early elementary - before he was diagnosed with dysgraphia and an expressive language disorder. While ADHD might be at the root of those symptoms, it's really important (imo) to rule out other possible causes, such as dysgraphia etc - and the best place to start (again imo) is with a neuropsych eval. If I was in Seattle, I would also try to see the Eides, although they have a long waitlist. I think their website is
www.neurolearning.com.It would also be helpful to get a full copy of the WPSII testing that was previously done for your files. If you have any subtest scores from that testing, could you post them for us? Were there discrepancies?
The other thing I'd suggest may be something you've already done - but if not, talk to your dd to get as much detail as you can re what's happening at school all around + right before the time she has her tantrums etc.
Best wishes,
polarbear
