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School  Helping your child find a passion: One mother's story
By Melinda Sacks      Know your child      Think outside the box
Comments from readers  "My ADHD daughter just turned 15 and has
taken a very-passing interest in alot of different things but
never seems to develop any sustained interest--especially when
it involves doing or practicing it on her own, outside of a
teacher or coach-supervised, or class/group environment. On her
own, she won't apply herself to anything but mindless
entertainment/passive enjoyment, and seeks constant novelty
rather than delving into anything she's already started. She's
extremely social so group activities revolve around that aspect,
distracting her from the activity itself--whether it's knitting,
swimming, tennis, basketball, an educational trip or museum
outing, playing an instrument, singing, being in a theatrical
production, volunteering at a library & at an aquarium, or
whatever. I know her charisma