So, here's the latest update:
We had another counselor mtg today & then dd stayed home from school for the rest of the day b/c she has a bad cold.
The psych thinks that dd does seem to show some signs of inattentive type ADHD given my behavior forms and the fact that dd stares off into space when she isn't interested in the conversations they are having and just kind of checks out mentally. She is concerned that stimulant meds might increase anxiety, though, and that they might be less effective for inattentive ADD than they would for hyperactivity. Her thoughts are:
* we can just wait for her frontal lobes to mature and her to grow out of the attention wandering and in the mean time work with dd on working really hard to focus when she finds herself mentally disengaging;
* we can try non-stimulant meds (dd didn't seem too sold on the idea of meds after this conversation);
* we can see how the extra time on math tests works and, if it seems to be a real benefit, she can write a dx of ADD that we can use to get a 504 plan so she can officially have that accommodation written into a legal document that a school will have to follow;
* we can re-test IQ and hope that dd repeats the performance of 2.5 yrs ago where she was in the 99.9th+ and apply for DYS (although I don't know what they could do for her to make school work better).
She is going to take the EXPLORE so, if those scores actually come back at the DYS level, the idea of re-doing IQ would make more sense. I'm also inclined to go the route of the 504 if the extra time really seems to make a significant difference.
In regard to meds, I don't know at this point. Since dd isn't sold on it, I'm not sure if I am going to push her, though.
