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[quote=Anonymous]Boarding school was terrific for my adhd kids. Two different schools, and fwiw the better resourced one was better equipped to meet exec functioning needs.

Proctored study hall was amazing for habit building. There was no wrestling over homework, because everyone around them was doing it too. Night after night, month after month, year after year, at 7pm the whole campus went quiet and everyone sat down to get their work done. It was actually a relief to my kid, bc it removed the internal struggle. Same with keeping their rooms organized or getting out the door in the morning — the standards were clear, the support was there, and all their peers were doing it, too. The whole system was built around building life skills, and doing so in a scaffolded way, and in community, which made it fun.

But I agree the kid has to want to go, and has to want to be there.

Also, I’m telling you now: they basically all have zero tolerance policies, and kids still sneak in booze and weed. That’s where wanting to be there makes a difference — your kid will make better, smarter choices if he actually cares about being there. [/quote]

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