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I just implemented a huge complex rewards point system over the weekend, with cards in a baseball card holder sheet that we put into his school binder. Yes, I'm starting to find out that my son responds really well to reward systems and timers. I suggest that you ask him questions about his classes, and seem curious, question his understanding of the material he "learned," ask "why." A motivated ADHDer is powerful, an unmotivated ADHER is going to fall behind and dig him/herself a hole. A lot of times, talking and demonstrating knowledge peaked my curiosity, making me more attentive in classes and generally more excited to learn. This one is simple, and perhaps more grade oriented, but ask him about his courses. This is tough, but I have always done better in courses that do not teach to the slow. If a teacher repeats him/herself multiple times, a person with ADHD will quit paying attention. This is rather school system dependent I suppose, but I always have done better in classes where teachers ask questions, rather than purely lecturing.īuy him a planner and check that he wrote down his assignments everyday.ĭo not be fooled by poor performance in "easier" classes. AKA finish two paragraphs of the essay due at the end of the month before playing - self-initiated reward systems help me a ton. Set tangible goals to promote time management. An "A" isn't nearly as valuable as learning to minimize ADHD symptoms. I'm interested in hearing all good techniques for ADHD issues, though.Īs a junior in college with adhd who decided to go off medication there is one thing that I CANNOT stress enough: DO NOT baby your son, you should help him learn habits, rather than help him sneak through school. So, anybody have experience with school strategies that actually worked? My son in particular has difficulty not reading or talking through every single school activity, drumming on tables, hearing/remembering instruction, bringing home/writing down/turning in homework, and remembering that physical horseplay is now frowned on in sixth grade classrooms. Seeing a tutor for 10 minutes onece or twice a week is just not going to cut it, since learning these skills for ADHD kids requires constant reinforcement and external rewards. My past experience with IEPs has not been great, it seems like they just include goals for my son, but not much in the way of classroom teaching changes that will actually help him meet those goals day to day. Piggybacking on r/Isvara's post, I am interested in hearing specific recommendations for school IEPs or just teacher strategies for helping kids with ADHD from gradeschool through middle school or high school.