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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.

OP, I have ADHD inattentive type and was very bright so the shit didn't hit the fan until college.  My middle schooler last  year also had far more expectations and a much larger volume of work put on him than I ever did in high school, because things have changed so much.  College was very difficult and I did not do as well as I could have in my major (although in classes where I had natural aptitude I did very well - classic ADHD btw). I was not dxed until I was 25.

You have gotten great advice from some posters on this thread. If it is ADHD please read up on it so you reframe your thinking, as pp said. He isn't making a choice to make things harder for himself.  [/quote]

hmmm...my DS with ADHD does the homework--but yes, it does take far longer than it should. He forgets to turn it in. [/quote]

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