Our Summer born y4 dd has struggled with academic work since reception, this continued and on the suggestion of the school we had her tested for dyslexia. This came back positive, however it also showed her underlying ability was very high.
She has had a lot of intervention and this has helped hugely with her reading, and her reading age is now in line with her age.
She is continuing to have difficulties with Maths. We have decided to begin outside tutoring to hopefully bring her up to the expected standard.
Our main issue is her total lack of concentration or focus in all aspects of her life. Her teachers say she talks continually, and often is so deep in her own thoughts they have to repeat her name many times to get her attention.
She loses items all the time and has no idea where they might be, or even remember that she needs to look after her possessions. No amount of incentive or reward or indeed sanctions seem to help with this, it seems to be almost like it is out of her control.
I have often thought she has the inattentive version of adhd, unfortunately we were refused an assessment after my gp referred us as they thought she didn’t meet the level of need.
Luckily she has maintained excellent mental health in the midst of all this, she is aware she is one of the bottom in the class but this doesn’t seem to upset her, she also absolutely loves school and socialising with her friends. She is also excellent at art and a lovely singer and piano player.
She has lots of great qualities and I know she will do well in life, but I want to make sure we do everything we can to get her the best results at school.
Has anyone had a child like this, any tips?