I am in need of some advice and direction

mylove2005

Hi Ladies

 

I thought I would come here for some advice in how to proceed with my DD.  My DD is 5.5 years old and is entering Kindergarten in a couple of weeks.  She is a amazing little girl with the kindest heart.  She also has been showing signs of ADD for the past 2 + years.  I have brought it up at her physicals and her pediatrician agrees from what I am saying and what he has seen that she does have it.  We also have filled out a questionnaire and so has her daycare  and it also shows that she does have a lot of the markers for it.  She has a hard time with any form of impulse control ( she knows that things are wrong and she tries extremely hard to control things), she has a hard time sitting still for any period of time, she has a has a concentrating on almost anything except for her gymnastics ( which she succeeds at  and thrives and loves) she talks non stops, asks question just to ask even though she knows the answers, she is always fidgeting she also has a hard time recalling things from her short term memory but not from her long term memory. She tries so hard to control these things and when she cant she gets so upset about it

 Her father and I both have either ADD(myself) and ADHD (father).  Back in May we had her  kindergarten screening and I brought my concerns as well as her pediatricians concerns to the school psychologist that day.  Who both myself and DH felt he was just brushing us off saying that they will talk a look after shes in school for a couple of months.  

 As the summer has gone on she has just gotten worse in being able to stay focused, talking and so on.  I have talked to her doctor who wants to have the school test her.  

 I dont know where to go from here.  How do I get the school to test her sooner rather than later?  Do I write a letter to them to have them test her?  How long does that take or do they have legally to do so?  What can I do to help her right now?   When should I start pushing the school on this issue? 

I just want her to get the best help she can so she can get a great start to her education and not feel like a failure for things that she can not control.  What can and what should I be doing or saying 

 

Thank you