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[quote=Anonymous]My child with ADHD combined is at a mainstream independent school where they teach EF skills (the ones related to school work) as part of the middle school curriculum. It’s been very helpful for DC to be taught how to manage home work, how to use a planner, how to take notes, how to organize papers for their classes/their binder, organize files on their computer, etc. DC has been able to maintain the good habits after the teachers stopped checking to see if the kids were doing it.

My child went to therapy to work on EF skills like self-regulation, flexible thinking, etc. Medication was actually the key to these for my DC, who is now able to focus at school and can plan assignments. After school/homework is going well, too, even without a booster (DC does an extended release which reward off around 4 pm).

If you are applying for 8th grade, I think you need to ask if schools will go back and teach your child these skills - my sense is that most independent schools do it in middle school. You may want to find a coach to work on helping your child develop a system.

My DC has pretty severe ADHD combined - apparent since preschool. We tried public and DC struggled significantly since teacher punished DC for significant hyperactivity. Independent school has been much better, but we went mainstream as DC is very bright and we felt could handle a rigorous curriculum with the right supports. It was the right decision - early elementary was very challenging academically for DC but as they developed their EF skills DC now a very strong student. [/quote]

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