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[quote=Anonymous]Agree with other PPs above who suggest checklists, timers, rewards. My DC sounds just like yours but now 9. I’d suggest focusing first on the most problematic challenge and create a checklist and use if every time and set a timer for steps in the list. Just looking at the clock doesn’t work for ADHD kids, they just ignore it. The timer needs to make a sound or vibrate like others have mentioned. For us the bedtime routine was a big challenge. I created a visual checklist of all the steps on a magnet board and as my DC finished a step she would move the magnet (with a picture of the step on it) from one place to another. And we used a simple kitchen timer that made a ticking noise and went off after so many minutes as a reminder that “it’s time to get out of the tub and dressed,” for example. ADHD kids need routines broken into small pieces and it needs to be reinforced over and over and initially they need your oversight. They finally get it but it takes a lot of work and it takes longer for them to do it independently than non-adhd kids. It is exhausting! [/quote]

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