Hi
i don’t know if this is reasonable to consider or not so I’d really appreciate some opinions!!
My 15 year old is about to do her GCSEs. She is so bright and capable, she’s been predicted 7/8s but in recent assessments and both sets of mocks she has come out with 3s and 4s (which I know is not the end of the world!). She can’t concentrate long enough to revise, can’t take direction well and seems to be making bad decision after bad decision. She hasn’t been an angel throughout secondary school but I think the stress of GCSEs and pressure of revision has flipped some kind of switch and she just seems incapable of focusing. She knows what she has to do, and has so much support from us and from school but she says she just can’t bring herself to do any of it. It seems to be a concentration / focus thing. We have suspected for years that she has ADHD but as it has never impacted her happiness or learning we haven’t had any assessments or anything.
Is giving her a small dose of CBD oil each day a crazy idea? I just want her to be able to relax and focus. I’ve taken it a lot myself over the years and always found it really helpful for anxiety and sleep, concentration etc.