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My son has ADHD and there were years, particularly in 9th grade (transition to high school), where despite an IEP with extra time accommodations, stimulants for ADHD, a resource class, a case manager (all in his excellent public school), DAILY tutoring with his father in math and DAILY executive coaching with his mother, that we thought he wasn't going to make it.

And now he's turned it around,has all 5s on his AP exams, with a 4.7 gpa.

But it took ENORMOUS effort, on his part and on ours, to get him there. There were years of tutoring before that 9th grade year, years of tutoring after. He's in 11th grade and it's the first year we don't check in with him anymore. His tutors are from a well-known tutoring company and one costs more than $250 an hour. The tutor is totally worth it.

1. High schoolers really need buy-in and agency. They need a social group of their choosing. Having friends is incredibly important. Please don't take him away from decent friends!

2. Are you sure you've got the money for private AND extensive tutoring and coaching? Or can you do it all yourselves outside of school? Privates are not necessarily better than publics, even and especially the ones for kids with ADHD, you've got to get that into your mind. All they do is lower expectations, despite their strenuous claims they don't.

3. Being held back at this age is not a pleasant experience for children and if the school insists on it, is definitely a red flag for them trying to get away with less one-on-one instruction and coaching. I would be wary of a school that suggests this unless the student is failing.
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