Monday 19th August
So, after having been for our first appointment with the Paediatrician in Bundaberg in June - we're now off to Rockhampton to start the testing process to see whether Jade is in fact ADHD or whether she's simply got a High IQ and is simply bored with the work at school....
We've had this problem for a few years now and we've been trying to get the teachers to give her more challenging work at school to keep her motivated... unfortunately as she wasn't doing the "basic" work - she couldn't get the advanced stuff... and she wasn't doing the basic work because she was being left to go off into dreamy land, or wherever she goes when she's staring into space....
Anyway, so to sort this out - we had to start the process....
Very excited about a day off school!
When we arrived, we went into a meeting with the Psychologist and then Jade was taken off so that she could talk to us privately and ask a million questions about Jade and how she functions etc.... so after an hour or so, we were through this process and then the testing began.... for the next 2hrs Jade completed a pile of tests and was having little breaks every half an hour or so....
At Midday - we were asked if we'd like to come back and continue testing after a lunch break (so that Jade could recharge a little....)
They hadn't assumed that she'd get through so much testing because of her age and focus issues - but she was plowing through the tests and was happy to keep going......
At the end of the day - we were one test short of all of the testing that they'd planned to do over two days... so we arranged another date to come back and complete the testing......
Jade was completely exhausted and fell asleep on the way home....
She was very happy once she woke though!
Well, that wasn't as painful as we'd first imagined........ but the journey has just begun....
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