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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've had a terrible time with this past report card and everyday is a challenge. Put this in your backpack,it gets left on the table -- don't get up until you are finished eating and we wander off-- don't use that eraser and it's used ten times.

What is normal and what is out of the ordinary?

Her Doctor says kids grow out of it but I'm at my wits end. It feels like every single thing I tell DD is ignored/forgotten . [/quote]

Lots of these things are age appropriate.

Put visual schedules up for routines.  Practice the same routines--like packing up the backpack around the same time everyday.  For some kids these skills come naturally for others they need prompts and help, and for others they need prompts, help, and medication.

Right now you're very much in the help phase and helping your kid to learn the routines.

Also, giving a command in the negative, like your eraser example is really difficult for most adults to follow.  Why wouldn't you just get the kid a different eraser that she can use comes first to my mind.[/quote]

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