What med is she on? I can't answer to the PG gifted part (DD has never had an IQ test) but she does have pretty severe ADHD. We put her on meds about 1.5 years ago when she was 6 and have had to do a lot of experimenting to get it right. Concerta and Adderall both seemed to wear off early in the day and she would get very moody when they wore off. Adderall in particular seemed to make her quite hypersensitive and somewhat anxious. We were dealing with crying and tantrums and debates on a daily basis. She would argue about everything we said like a surly teenager (she is 7). If she didn't have ODD before, she did on Adderall (I say that tongue in cheek)! One thing you can do in the evening is add something short-acting to get her through til bedtime. What we found finally works for DD is the Daytrana Patch. She also takes Ritalin in the morning to work til the patch kicks in (it takes a couple hours). The patch can be worn for 9 hours and it wears off very gradually so she is focused until about 7-8 in the evening and doesn't get moody. Your DD may be very different, but if you feel like the ADHD is still giving her issues, don't give up on the meds. There are so many meds and combinations that can be tried.
Oh yeah, I should add that she struggles with motivation when she is not medicated properly (for instance too low of a dose or before or after it kicks in). When she can focus, she is very motivated. Not sure if that helps. I hear you on Minecraft--it is quite the obsession here as well, with both kids.
Last edited by blackcat; 09/16/13 04:54 PM.
