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Originally Posted by yellowfrog268
Overall, the problems are lack of motivation and ability to stick-to-it.
Her psychologist is more interested in her anxiety than in her ADHD. She says that my daughter is no where near ready to tackle things like organizing or schedules. It's odd because although I agree with the diagnosis of anxiety, I don't see my daughter as so very anxious that she can't begin to work on the ADHD issues. I don't think that medications alone are the answer. I also have ADHD so I know what I'm saying..
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You are judging another human being's symptomatology based on your own, and that is not okay. It's even LESS okay when that person is still a child. You do not live inside her skin, so you are in no position to assess the true severity of her anxiety or whether it's possible to work on ADD issues with her anxiety levels where they are.
How about listening to the professionals for a while, since your methods don't seem to be working so well? You might be surprised.
If diet and exercise are iffy for her, then you might well be doing her a favor by getting her on meds, IF she is interested in taking them.