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[quote=Anonymous]We started with meds and an EF coach after the diagnosis. Meds were useful, EF coach was not useful -- the pace of school was too fast already to try to learn a bunch of new skills that would help manage the exisiting work load. They were essentially teaching a process that would have been great to start in 5th grade, but not focusing on on the kid's actual current work.

So we got a 1:1 tutor to function as a study buddy. 2-3 check ins per week on what was covered in each class, how is note taking going, what is assigned for tomorrow and the rest of week, what is the status of long term projects, what is the status of graded work. They reviewed the on line portal together, which also helped us all figure out which teachers were not using it well, so they could create different strategies for staying on track in those classes. He also helped strategize on which assignements were most important based of grade value - start with those, in case you don't finish today. Weekly 1 hour tutoring on whatever subject was proving to be a struggle that week. Additional sessions as needed.

The biggest benefit of this tutoring realtionship was the weekly discussion of what was learned. Not only was the review useful for class ("tell me what you covered today?"), DS's confidence was raised by realizing how much he was learning and knew, even though it wasn't always reflected in the grades due to EF problems. They had some really wonderful intellectual discussions, and this also helped DS begin to know what he wanted to study in college.

Good luck![/quote]

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