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Raising one teenager with severe ADHD out of three kids. Homework and general academic work is a constant battle. Reactions range from outright refusal to do an

by McSwag 4y ago

Raising one teenager with severe ADHD out of three kids. Homework and general academic work is a constant battle. Reactions range from outright refusal to do anything, explaining things, 10 seconds later, having to repeat the same thing, rinse and repeat. Simple assignments take all day. The same assignment would take younger sibling 20 minutes. At worst, the stubbornness to not work through it, even with one on one tutoring or assistance will result in putting head into arms for hours. Still figuring it out. Would love more advice on that.

actfrench 4y ago
This is really hard and hard to give specific advice since I don't know much about your particular child and all kids with ADHD are of course, different. One thing I've witnessed quite a bit is that they may not have the right kind of work/tools that supports their learning style. For example some kids who detest doing math worksheets at school, thrive with a physical curriculum like Right Start Math or a fun game-based app like Beast Academy or Prodigy Game. Your child may also not see the point of the homework they're doing, why it will benefit them in life. Do you feel like you understand the point of the homework and are sure it will benefit them? That could be good to explore. It would be good to take a look at what activities your student enjoys and is good at. For example, do they like watching youtube videos? Maybe then, they'd enjoy a program like Math Antics. Do they like video games? Maybe they'd like an app like Brain Pop or Math Tango. Do they enjoy nature and the outdoors? Maybe a progam like Blossom and Root (nature-based) would work better for them. Can your school have any flexibility around assignments they don't enjoy and aren't conducive to how they learn? Happy to discuss in more detail your particular situation and how to navigate things with your child and the school system to help them thrive. I am sure they would also love to learn, be successful and for homework not to be painful and a bore.
- actfrench 4y ago
  I just noticed you said your child was a teenager, so Blossom and Root and Math Tango would be too little for them, but there are definitely great tools for the older group. Dragon Box Algebra is a fun one. If you can tell me a little more about their grade level and activities they enjoy privately or on this thread, I'd be happy to point you in some directions. If you are set in staying in a traditional school environment, I think you are going to have to work with the system to provide them curricula that is more conducive to how they learn well.

by McSwag 4y ago

actfrench 4y ago

This is really hard and hard to give specific advice since I don't know much about your particular child and all kids with ADHD are of course, different. One thing I've witnessed quite a bit is that they may not have the right kind of work/tools that supports their learning style. For example some kids who detest doing math worksheets at school, thrive with a physical curriculum like Right Start Math or a fun game-based app like Beast Academy or Prodigy Game. Your child may also not see the point of the homework they're doing, why it will benefit them in life. Do you feel like you understand the point of the homework and are sure it will benefit them? That could be good to explore. It would be good to take a look at what activities your student enjoys and is good at. For example, do they like watching youtube videos? Maybe then, they'd enjoy a program like Math Antics. Do they like video games? Maybe they'd like an app like Brain Pop or Math Tango. Do they enjoy nature and the outdoors? Maybe a progam like Blossom and Root (nature-based) would work better for them. Can your school have any flexibility around assignments they don't enjoy and aren't conducive to how they learn? Happy to discuss in more detail your particular situation and how to navigate things with your child and the school system to help them thrive. I am sure they would also love to learn, be successful and for homework not to be painful and a bore.

actfrench 4y ago
I just noticed you said your child was a teenager, so Blossom and Root and Math Tango would be too little for them, but there are definitely great tools for the older group. Dragon Box Algebra is a fun one. If you can tell me a little more about their grade level and activities they enjoy privately or on this thread, I'd be happy to point you in some directions. If you are set in staying in a traditional school environment, I think you are going to have to work with the system to provide them curricula that is more conducive to how they learn well.