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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Self-Driven Child by Bill Stixrud addresses this situation. He has another book that’s more  of a how-to that I haven’t read.

[b]For my smart but unmotivated teen, I had him tested for ADHD and learning disabilities to make sure we knew what we were dealing with[/b] (because of family history, we wanted to know) and then hired an executive function coach to meet weekly. It keeps the micromanaging off of us- my kid is a lot more responsive to the coach, and it’s helped preserve our relationship.

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Sometimes what looks like a motivation issue is really being frozen in their tracks due to other issues. I wish we had done this sooner, it is a major game of catch up for my HS son.

OP, is your child passing classes? Doing enough to get by? Mine was not, and I knew there had to be something else going on besides laziness or just hating school to hate school. Unfortunately, this didn't come to light until 9th grade got real and what he had been doing to compensate until then stopped working. [/quote]

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