17yr old struggling with concentration, focus and anxiety.

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any ideas??? struggling with this and don't know where to look for help. Teachers and school have suggested repeating yr12- 17yr old really doesn't want to. Then possible ideas of switching to mix of A levels and BTEC but this also not popular. Bright but exam grades not good at all. At this rate apprenticeships will not be possible never mind a good university.

Works hard and but something not working. Wondering if we should get an assessment to see if there is something we are missing. She is convinced she has adhd but we are not so sure as focus has never been a problem before now. She is disorganized and room a complete mess, but she is 17yr old.

grateful for any advice.

There are lots of easily treatable things that can cause difficulty concentrating & anxiety, if this hasn’t been an issue before it might be worth a chat with a gp.

Hypothyroidism
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency
Low iron

Of course it could just be everything that’s going on & general teenage stuff but if it’s new it’s worth ruling out an underlying cause.