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title: 'How can I help my daughter with her ADHD as she starts at Secondary school?'
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date: '2026-10-15'
description: 'I have a 12-year-old daughter. Could you please let me have some idea of signs she may have ADD?'
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# How can I help my daughter with her ADHD as she starts at Secondary school?

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I have a 12-year-old daughter. Could you please let me have some idea of signs she may have ADD?

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