My daughter is 16 this year. She has never exhibited signs of ADHD when she was younger. There were mild signs of hyperactivity when she was 11 and 12, kind of disappeared at 13 when she entered high school. At 14, she was tested to be gifted, with 147 on WISC-IV, that's when her ADHD symptoms became quite obvious, hyperactivity and inattentiveness. However, the symptoms do not exist everywhere, mostly in school only. She has said she's bored in school, and from her friends, I learned that she has to be either working on something interesting, talking or else walking and jumping around, as long as she is doing something. And she doesn't seem to be paying attention in class. Her teacher made a remark that she should be more focused in class. I can't tell if she really can't focus or just find everything else too boring, considering her intelligence level. At home though, it's a different story. But then again, she's on the computer nearly the whole of the day she's at home, and I've read that kids with ADHD can sustain their attention playing computer games. So I don't know what really is the deal with her. Is it possible for ADHD symptoms to only appear at teenage? Or even adult age? The diagnosis requires the symptoms to be present since age 7 right? I have no idea how I can help my DD.

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