Attention Please - school help

This is from an article from Family Circle, "Attention Please" by Christine Vercelletto, January 2017

Parents who have a child with a ADHD diagnoses are in for a wild ride.  This child will test your patience, fortitude, and love.  Just remember to have lots of love for them but the following hints from this article might help.

1. Refuse to accept low grade due to the difficulty of managing ADHD.  Yes life and studying will be harder but again that is just life.
2. Exercise before school.  I joined a year round swim team that had practice before school.  Other options include run club before school.  Or just simply riding a bike or jogging together before school.
3. Look for new ways or areas to study or to do homework.  Try the library or a coffee shop.  Read outside together.  Quiz spelling word by passing a ball back and forth.  Be inventive!
4. Encourage topics for research or writing be based on your child's interests.  The teacher will have a better paper and it will be easier for your child to focus on an area of interest.
5.  Get approval for your child to stand in the back of the classroom while the teaching is going on. Sitting and squirming on the floor is distracting for everyone. Also pass out post its so your child can write out questions, so they won't have the need to blurt out.
6. Encourage fidgeting put a strip of Velcro under your child's desk.  "Check out other ideas at autism shop.com under 'Sensory Items'."

Other ideas include
1.  Wake up your child to their favorite music.
2. Speak softy while making eye contact and slowly pull them in for a hug.
3. Do homework in 10 -15 minute blocks throughout the afternoon and evening.
4. Hire a tutor for 90 minutes twice a week for long term projects and studying.
5. Create a picture schedule together on what he is supposed to be doing and when.  Then all you need is to point, limits vocal nagging.

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