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I really disagree with ADHD and similar diagnosis... They tried to give me some Ritalin before too. I didn't need it - I was a kid and kids run fast. It's natural. Try to make an exercise regimen and include some fun things and rewards for doing it completely and well. I bet you'll have much better results. Exercise before school to get woken up and the blood pumping - proper food, and tell her to think ABOUT what the teacher is talking about. Not just what she says, but thinking AROUND the topic and what she says, while she's talking about it. Many people run fast, it's good if she does too - it means she's smart.
Don't dumb her down or limit her potential with drugs. They were created by other people to earn money - NOT to fix a problem that really didn't exist. (Some kids do have genuine problems, but it's likely about 5% of the # being medicated... BigPharma is an evil thing and hurting our country on many different levels.)