She is doing great academically in school, it's socially where she falters. She also has a lot of trouble with organization, time management and remembering/following instructions, all of which the dr relates to her low processing speed. She also has poor fine motor skills.
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The report mentions that there are clinically significant indicators for ADHD, but because she is doing well in school it should be ruled out.
The recommendations he gave mostly revolve around developinglassroom and allowing her to skip areas she already is competent in. He didn't give any real recommendations on how to deal with the processing speed unfortunately.
Those scores are definitly gifted...only a tiny percentage of gifties qualify for DYS.
Read the DSM on ADHD....google it.....there is nothing there that says a child hs to have poor school performance to have 'real' ADHD. Talk to your pediatrician about the social and organizational difficulties and ask dor a second opinion. Many doctors will do a chart review of testing done else where. Adhd can cause slow processing speed but so can several other challenges. Read a few books on girls with adhd and organizational stratagies for kids with adhd.
Read Friends Forever by Frankle ro figure out how to coach her.
Take a few days of notes to notice exactly which organizational issues are having the biggest impact on her daily life. Teaching organizational skills requires time and patience but it can be done.
Love and more love
Grinity
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