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[quote=Anonymous]On the other hand, one of the hallmarks of ADHD is not that you can't focus, but that you have a hard time making yourself focus on the boring stuff. Is the challenging work something that your DC is much more interested in? If so, I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand. Have some more honest, non-critical conversation with your teen. Try and understand why he wants to take these classes. I can see if he is not turning in homework because it is really boring, so he can't bring himself to do it. Then something more interesting and challenging may really be helpful. Alternatively, if he's doing the homework but can't get organized to turn it in, then you have to ask how things can be structured so he does turn it in. Most ADD kids need a lot of support both at home and in school to develop the habit (that others develop easily at a much younger age) of turning in homework. [/quote]
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