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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I feel your pain.  I could have written much of your post when my DC was in 6th grade.  Here is what helped my DC most, even though it was not a silver bullet.  DC's last period teacher met with DC every day for approx. 10 minutes.  That teacher would have a checklist of every assignment DC had from other teachers and what materials were needed.  The teacher would first ask DC to show her DC's task list and materials.  If there were missing items/materials on DC's list, DC would have to physically write in the missing tasks in front of the teacher and go get the missing materials.  Teacher also looked at homework folder to see if there was anything in it that should have been turned in.  DC found theses sessions highly annoying - the result was that DC would try to make sure everything was on her list or try to sneak out of class without having the session.  So it was hit or miss but the repetition of the task had a net positive impact over time.   Two years later - forgetting assignments and materials are much less of an issue.  Still working on completing every part of every assignment . . . .

Middle school is where it gets really tough for kids with ADHD/executive function issues - I would not take a hands-off approach but I would develop something that gets someone other than you and DH involved because what you're going through can really stress out the whole family.  Best of luck.

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Thank you.  DC has had a high school student tutoring math for more than a year for an hour on the weekend.  That same HS kid is now going to work with DC one hour during the week. It was a godsend this weekend because the HS kid got DC to do the world studies DC had half-assed in a fashion to elicit an email from the teacher to me.   HS kid seems to be a good influence on DC.  I am looking for a professional "homework coach" and would take recommendations.

The ALT teacher is trying to do what you suggest the last period teacher do, but it is at the wrong time of day.  I don't know DC needs an IEP as much as a better timed Resource class.[/quote]

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