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[quote=Anonymous]I will concede that OP has not provided enough info.  We are all speculating as to what's going on here.

Could this be your basic adolescent achievement dropoff?  It's pretty common for NT kids to go through a period of resistance to hw and classwork.  If that's a possibility, you look to set a baseline: what did your student show himself capable of achieving before the drop in grades?  You brainstorm with your kid and his teachers to create steps to get your student back on track.  Some possibilities: a tutor, study hall at school if it's available, a set hw time at home with all distractions eliminated.  You are likely to get better results if you make your kid a partner in the process of coming up with a plan.

Could this be executive functioning weakness?  That's a problem that is not limited to special needs kids, of course, but it's one about which the parents on this board are especially knowledgeable.  Here, working with your student to set up organizational structures, habits for initiating tasks and breaking work into its component elements, and ways to track and submit work are what's needed.

Could this be anxiety, depression, or other behavioral health challenges?  For kids with mental health issues, hw is often a problem; just getting through the school day is exhausting.  When his depression is at its most severe, my DC has been known to bail on hw--and class work as well.  It has taken a group effort--parents, teachers, therapeutic team, and student--to get things moving in a better direction, and the progress is slow and incremental.  If mental health issues are a possibility, you should be working with mental health professionals to develop a treatment plan.  If you are looking at a long-term condition, you should be working on getting an IEP for ED.

Could this be ADHD or other learning disabilities?  Your DC's teachers might have given you some indications that these were possibilities, or you might have an actual dx--you haven't said either way.  Some modification to the hw load can be helpful as you work with your kid to build good work habits, and you will also need to work on executive functioning skills.

You might want to ask the question that teachers do: what FUNCTION does the hw refusal serve?  Is it a gesture of rebellion against parent expectations?  Is it a sign that your DC is overwhelmed by work demands?  It is a visible symptom of other difficulties in daily functioning?

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