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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the poster who has an executive functioning coach for their 15 year old, would you mind sharing their name? We're in Arlington and DD could benefit from this too! Thanks![/quote]

I’m the poster. We used educational connections for placement. Our first 2, on in 7th & one in 8th & 9th we’re awesome.  When his tutor went back to teaching, we got a third tutor for 10th that was a bad fit. DS basically ignored her and did it the way that worked for him. We fired her and tried again through EC and got a real flake.  Since DS has basically been managing without help for several months at that point and was doing well, we agree to stop With EF tutors as long as his grades were ok, etc. so far so good.

The EF tutors who were were awesome, because they taught him how to approach things, rather than doing it for him.  For example, he learned to prioritize interesting projects last, after the boring math worksheet, because he could rabbit hole and waste a whole day on a project that should take 3 hours. He learned how to spread out work on large projects. He learned to pack work in to days when his extracurricular was not after school, so he could have a lighter night when he got home late. He figured out what work took less concentration and could be done at lunch or on the bus. Etc.

I would hesitate to recommend EC because we had mixed results, and the last two were missed.   You can also check Wyzant. A lot of ZfCPS/ APS teachers are on there. And it’s cheaper, because you cut out the middle man. If we end up needing an EF coach again, I would probably start with Wyzant. [/quote]

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