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After a series of behavioural difficulties over a year my 12 year old daughter has now been permanently excluded from her school, we loved in a city and moved to the countryside last October.
Although my Daughter has tried to fit in and make friends, she has found the whole ethos of the school to be pedantic and punished for the least little thing, (not wearing a school shirt).
I have tried to teach her to conform but at her age and the trauma of the split between her mother and i, it has become a battle field of wills, and bad temper.
She constantly seeks confirmation of acceptance (although she knows that i love her and will not let her down),i fell that she still see's adults as the "enemy" and goes out of her way to upset the balance and not do as she is asked. I have asked for help from the school with her behaviour and she has now been referred to an educational psychologist and has to attend an evaluation.
I am worried that there maybe an underlying ADHD issue here but i have been advised not to label this bout of behaviour too early.
Is there anyone else who is experiencing this behaviour and evaluation process who could advise me ?