Hi. It’s my first time posting on here but I am really struggling with my 13 year old daughter. She has always been quite a difficult child - very stubborn and strong willed!
She is behaving very badly in school - to the point I am getting phones calls and emails from the school on an almost daily basis. She isn’t violent or aggressive but is very disruptive. She often refuses to go to lessons or will just be wandering around the school when she should be in lesson. She will also argue with her teachers.
I have reached out to my GP who put me in touch with an organisation called the Space wellbeing hub. They asked me to complete a form so that they can decide whether she requires an assessment.
I strongly believe she has ADHD. The school has also told me she has a lot of traits associated with ADHD.
I understand that obtaining a diagnosis is an extremely long process. I also would not want to use it as an excuse for her continuous bad behaviour.
My husband and I have tried everything to get her to behave in school but nothing is working. Every single day we speak to her about the importance of behaving but she just doesn’t listen. We have also tried taking privileges away such as her phone.
She has already moved school once. This was partly due to us moving house and also because she didn’t like her previous school.
I am at a complete loss at what to do to try and correct this behaviour. If anyone has been in a similar situation could give me some advice it would be much appreciated.