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<blockquote data-quote="blb" data-source="post: 78498" data-attributes="member: 32"><p>The only thing that worked for my daughter is being on a medication, in her case Ritalin La (a time released version.)</p><p></p><p>She still is forgetful, but with the medication and a LOT of structure, ie making lists, following the same routine day in day out, she has shown improvement.</p><p></p><p>An example of the structure, every school morning we do this</p><p>wake up 5:45, take medication</p><p>clothes on by 6:15</p><p>breakfast 6:15-6:30</p><p>toothbrushing & hair & shoes 6:30-6:45</p><p>6:45-6:50 coat on & out the door to bus</p><p></p><p>We do this every day, and I am constantly prompting both my kids in this respect, with time checks to let them know if they are running late. After about a month of this it becomes routine--let's just say the first two weeks of school weren't exactly stellar moments (read racing for the bus while still brushing hair or putting shoes on)</p><p></p><p>Executive function (organization) skills are the hardest to master especially with adhd, but they can be mastered if you create a lot of structure and then beat the dead horse through massive rote repetitiveness so that it becomes second nature. And then once one skill is mastered, head to the next by building upon what has already been learned.</p><p></p><p>The homework issue is again being revisited this year because it's a new school and new structure, but thank god her teacher is very willing to help create the structure in his classroom with checks by him to make sure the work makes it home, then we start the structure again as soon as she gets home.</p><p></p><p>As nuts as it sounds, because we are so regimented, they really (both my kids) seem to like the structure because they know what's expected of them. Days without structure are usually nightmares, save the occasional rainy day couch potato mode, which we all love - of course that's a weekend only sort of thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blb, post: 78498, member: 32"] The only thing that worked for my daughter is being on a medication, in her case Ritalin La (a time released version.) She still is forgetful, but with the medication and a LOT of structure, ie making lists, following the same routine day in day out, she has shown improvement. An example of the structure, every school morning we do this wake up 5:45, take medication clothes on by 6:15 breakfast 6:15-6:30 toothbrushing & hair & shoes 6:30-6:45 6:45-6:50 coat on & out the door to bus We do this every day, and I am constantly prompting both my kids in this respect, with time checks to let them know if they are running late. After about a month of this it becomes routine--let's just say the first two weeks of school weren't exactly stellar moments (read racing for the bus while still brushing hair or putting shoes on) Executive function (organization) skills are the hardest to master especially with adhd, but they can be mastered if you create a lot of structure and then beat the dead horse through massive rote repetitiveness so that it becomes second nature. And then once one skill is mastered, head to the next by building upon what has already been learned. The homework issue is again being revisited this year because it's a new school and new structure, but thank god her teacher is very willing to help create the structure in his classroom with checks by him to make sure the work makes it home, then we start the structure again as soon as she gets home. As nuts as it sounds, because we are so regimented, they really (both my kids) seem to like the structure because they know what's expected of them. Days without structure are usually nightmares, save the occasional rainy day couch potato mode, which we all love - of course that's a weekend only sort of thing. [/QUOTE]
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