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My 10 year old son has ADHD, which manifests itself most in organizational issues and time management problems, and also in poor impulse control (wants to read or play before working, etc).

So from that standpoint, and knowing this is a new environment for him, I would:

1. Be very hands-on at first! Guide him through a working afternoon, with snack, homework, and then free play. We have a dry-erase easel with the day's schedule on it, as well as a Time-Timer, which is a visual count-down clock. Be there with him, help him with all details and use language like: "when you do this by yourself next week, remember to set your timer when you start working / put away the previous homework when you start another subject / etc..." or whatever he's having trouble with.

2. Then you gradually pull away. Do something else, but be in the house somewhere and issue verbal reminders of what he should be doing.
Then at some point you won't even have to be there.

3. Incentives for putting forth his best effort without going all perfectionist (perfectionism is NOT a good thing - trust me, I know)! Video games only if he's done his work.

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