Baird
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Post by Baird on Mar 24, 2004 10:14:16 GMT -5
My 14-year old daugther takes Strattera (maybe not enough - we're looking into that thanks to help I've gotten on the Medication thread), and seems attentive enough in school. She doesn't forget assignments, and her teachers say she's engaged in class.
The problem is homework. She'll do what's minimally required, but when it comes to studying for tests, long-term assignments - anything that has to be stretched over a few days and isn't specifically assigned, she doesn't come through. Teachers are suprised when she bombs exams, as she's so engaged in class.
She has begun taking Focalin after school to try to help with concentration, but her doctor thinks she needs an ADD coach, or perhaps a tutor for study skills. Have any of you worked with someone like that? What do they do? Does it help? She's actually quite organized, so doesn't need help with things like writing down assignments. It would take someone literally sitting with her and showing her what to do, as well as making sure she actually does it. Please advise.
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Post by sassysmom on Mar 24, 2004 12:35:28 GMT -5
Do we have the same daughter? Mine is 15, also on strattera (since last July), but because of increasing moodiness and anger we are starting to take her off -she was up to 70, now down to 50 and the change in her is noticeable. Anyway, we get the same response from teachers. Engaged during class, but somewhat impulsive. Her grades are all over the place. She is disorganized at home and it's a challenge getting her to begin long-term assignments and study in advance for tests. She was on the honor roll first term, way down second term and now back up again. She sees a math tutor weekly. We were very concerned about mid-terms so I enlisted my sister (former teacher) to get her organized and study with her for several days. The results were amazing. It's a constant struggle but she will not go to a place like the Sylvan Learning Center although I know it would help. You can't tell a teenager anything - they know everything  Good Luck |
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Post by theirmom on Mar 27, 2004 13:55:36 GMT -5
Hi. I have 2 male versions of this.... Our therapist told us to 1. Take notes in every class. Include date and at least 3 sentences about WHATEVER they did in class. 2. divide the subjects in half. Assign 1/2 mon wed fri and the other half tu thurs sat. IN ADDITION TO homework, each subject gets 10-15 minutes of review on it's assigned night. Here, we review Algebra, Physical Science on MWF; English, Global Studies and Reading on T/TH. He can review what is read from the text, class notes, old homework sheets , etc. Eventually, the stuff seeps into their long term memory. However, be advised that some ADHD kids will always do less well on tests. That said, I kind of think that this isn't just a school thing, it's a life lesson. It shows them alternative ways to succeed at whatever they are doing. Some nights the review consists of me with all the notes and just kind of "nudging" him and trying to draw applicable references from things he knows. We spent some time "quizzing" each other on the periodic table. so far, so good. sorry this is so long. good luck to you |
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Post by mattandchris on Mar 30, 2004 16:22:14 GMT -5
I haven't posted in quite a while due to all the problems we have been going through. My 14 year old son has been on a rollercoaster all year. 1st quarter went fine and he finally hit bottom 3rd quarter. His problem is turning in any of the work that he does do. Often he does the assignments have them with him but not turn them in. He also has all sorts of problems with any projects which have a due date a week or more away-"I'll work on it later". We started using these progress reports which were signed by each teacher and would list missing work. He thought this worked but I pointed out that I now knew what was missing, but things were still not being turned in. I guess I don't understand why a teacher couldn't just ask him for the work since they all know about the problems we are going through. Tonight he begins working with a tutor. It is suppose to help him to get more organized. I'll see how it goes and let you know.
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Post by Gillian on Apr 6, 2004 12:43:14 GMT -5
We have the 'not turning it in' problem. It's so frustrating. They actually get the work done and then don't hand it in. I also agree with the 'long term' assignments. My son leaves those to the last millisecond. Then there is total panic. Things have been a little better since Christmas but still not great. Oh it's such fun having a teeeeeeeen!
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