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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids with ADHD often have difficulty tolerating the frustration that comes with developing new skills.  My DH likes to say that our DC suffers from magical thinking about how learning happens: he thinks that everyone else just gets it immediately, and when that doesn't happen for him, he is likely to give up.[/quote]

This is true for my 13 yo and my 9 yo, both with ADHD.  It is particularly evident in my 9 yo who is more impacted by his challenges.  We don't require our kids to have a 'passion' but we do require them to have a regular physical outlet and to learn a musical instrument.  The physical outlet has to be something they do on a regular basis.  My older DS loves baseball and while he's not very good at it, he plays spring and fall.  In the off season, he rides his bike, walks the dogs or joins his little brother on a training run.  My younger DS doesn't like physical activity at all.  But, we required him to learn to swim (hoping he would develop a passion) and to learn to ride a bike (thank you, iCanShine).  We also sign him up for the school sponsored Running With the Stars.  He hasn't developed a passion but he has really seen how progress is made with practice.  He's not the best runner or biker but he has improved noticeably.  That, too, is a life lesson.  Whatever you practice, you get better at.

For musical instrument, we required them to pick on in 5th grade (younger DS is in 4th).  If you don't pick one, I will.  We then have weekly lessons to get them started and require them to practice 15 minutes every day.  They can quit after 8th grade if they want.[/quote]

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