Teenage attitude

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Hi, I am looking for some experienced advice. My daughter has just turned 13 and

for the last year or so has developed an ATTITUDE. Where did my sweet, loving,

kind-hearted little girl. I am not ashamed to admit that yes I thought we were

going to skip this whole attitude thing because she has DS. How naive was I! She

has just started 6th grade and her teacher is a strong, determined person with

years of experience. My daughter has been giving her attitude as well as my

husband and myself. The teacher says she is smart enough to know how to make

excuses to get out of doing things she does not want to do so she's smart enough

to do the work. I feel like they are pushing her a little too hard but the

teacher says no--keep pushing and she will eventually learn to adapt. My

daughter just seems to want to stay in her room all the time and listen to the

radio. I know this is normal behavior for a typical teenager. She says stuff

like " I'm not stupid, Mom " , " I know how to do that " , " Just leave me alone and

get outta my room " . Am I ever going to get my girl back??? I want to mourn the

loss of her being a little girl. Can someone who has been there please help me

with all of this?? I want to know if you all have went through similar phases

and how did it change your relationship with your child. I am new to this site

and group so please if you have any advice, stories etc please send them my way.

Thanks so much,