From failing to getting maths award: Unlocking the potential of kids with ADHD

Ms Moonlake Lee (left) and her daughter, Alisa Cheng, 18, at their Bukit Timah home on Sept 8, 2021.
Ms Moonlake Lee (left) and her daughter, Alisa Cheng, 18, at their Bukit Timah home on Sept 8, 2021.ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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    Sep 26, 2021, 3:00 pm SGT
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SINGAPORE - Alisa Cheng was a bright child, but her parents and teachers could not figure out why she did not excel in school.

She would participate in class with correct answers, but give incomplete answers during tests. She would lose school books and forget to submit homework, says her mother Moonlake Lee, 52.

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