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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ADHD kids aren't actually doing the homework. You may see them at the table for hours on end, they're just day dreaming, maybe just writing the problems down, texting, surfing on laptop, listening to music/youtube. He's not turning it in because he knows there's nothing to turn in. The homework you think he has done isn't complete, so he feigns forgetfulness so there's no record with the teacher that he's turning assignments that are not complete.[/quote]

With some kids, maybe. But executive function deficits of not remembering to take work to school, misplacing work, not remembering to get it from locker or backpack, not turning it in, etc are much, much more likely.  I wouldn't assume that he is lying. 
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+1 Even if he hasn’t finished the work and that’s why it’s not turned in, it’s still the same root issue that needs to be solved. Assuming kids are liars and treating them as such without giving them the tools to succeed (for most kids it takes more than leaving them alone at a table for hours on end-that’s a recipe for disaster), you’re setting them up for failure on several accounts. Kids with ADHD aren’t any worse than any other kid, yet they have so many negative labels. They just need medical attention specific to their body. Their brains work differently. [/quote]

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