My 8 & a half yr old daughyer is Adhd/Add & Dyslexic, she has been working twice as hard as other kids just to keep A's & B's, she is extremely smart, but has trouble staying focused-or not doing cartwheels in the grocery store.She is the type of person (much like myself) that unintentionally laughs when something happens that isn't funny, if someone gets hurt, if something embarrassing happens, if she falls etc. she can not help but laugh, even though she is working on controlling it- she makes everybody laugh all the time and is definitely the life of the house, It is too quiet should she spend the night somewhere & as chaotic as she can make things, we just want to go pick her up & brimg her home! Boring without her-& even though she laughs at the wrong times she loves deeply and will take care of her sister if she bumps her knee, or wants seof her food, anything for her lil sis! She also has many friends but seems to cling to a select 2 & always wants to buy them toys and surprises, I have told her you do not buy friends but in her eyes she is doing it because she cares for them. She has so much common sense and understands things that you would not think she wpuld be able to grasp yet..she does...she has learned different coping mechanisms for dealing with both ADHD and dyslexia, some she has taught herself & some from me and her teachers- she is hard on herself..way harder than I would ever be on her! She is extremely organized & always turns on her folders and papers, if I do not sign a paper when she walks in the door it bothers her all day! Her memory is amazing! I could go on and on about her amazing traits- at the same time I am teaching myself new ways to deal with her random upsets or meltdowns, as I call them, when she gets upset over the smallest thing it usually takes 10xs as long to put her at ease as opposed to my other two children and I do not compare them because they are all so different, there are some days when I feel lile I am failing her and I jist do not know what to do..but there are so many more days thay she shows me I am doing right by her and helping her become as successful as possible, we have taught her that just because she is dyslexic & Adhd does not take away from who she is bit instead adds to how special she is! It is just that her brain funtions a little bit differently than some people, and I have shown her many famous people who had both & how they went on to be scientist, inventors, Teachers, singers & of course gymnast because that's what she aspires to me and she is so amazing at it! It actually gives her something to put all of her excess energy into!
I have 3 kids and they are all so different, my youngest is extremely loving and caring and super attached to her mom and dad! Loves learning, especially from her big sister!! She has learned so much from her, and as of yet I do not see any signs of Add/Adhd or dyslexia in her at all...but I also did not want to see them in my middle daughter.My son is also extremely loving and very smart- he has trouble underatanding his yoinger sister, but tries, they are 4 & a half years apart nearly and argue about everything!! unless one sees that someone else upset the other, in this case- they are empathetic & concerned and concerned! They may argue but no one else cam say anything about the other or they come to each others defense-actually this goes for all 3, lol even my 3 yr old trys to look out for her bubba and sissy- I love the bond they have especially when they get along, Some days are tough and just to get them to eat, shower, do homework and go to sleep feels like a miracle! Then I lay down and stare at them and realise how worth it, it al was & is!
My sweet daughter can show so much love, or she can show absolutely no emotion, so we go out of our way to love on her especially when she does not act lile she wants to be loved on! We also give her time to herself to just lay on the trampoline or hang out on the couch playing a game- it helps her focus and recenter herself, and helps her to be calm! When we go places she is the one that gets super excited and needs to explore the entire place..be it a store, restaraunt, a friends house- we teach her bounderies, but she has a way with words and finds a place into even strangers hearts!
She gets frustrated sometimes when doing her work and can not put the words together fast enough or even letters sometimes she is a visual learner & also needs to have something in her hands like clay to help her focus, but it works! Seemz to work better than anything, just having something she can manipulate in her hands...she will zone out and totally calm down! She is an amzing kid as are my other 2! I know all parents say that about their kids! It is true about all kids!
I am just inspired by her willingness to not let this affect her negatively- she learns and overcomes!
I will continue to learn new techniques to help her everyday! I will always encourage her to follow her dreams and help her achieve anything she sets her mind to! Same for my other children! I am so blessed to be their mom!
I did get worried when we found out how extreme her dyslexia was but to also have Add & Adhd, I knew it would be a lot of work from us! What I did not know was how rewarding it would be to watch her achieve and excel!
I am learning new things daily and I am always open to suggestions or other parents tips to help make my childrens lives better! 
She is the one on the left in the dress in the above pic 
this is her 4 yrs ago
this is her now ☺ 