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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously people, why not diagnose every kid who gets bored with ADD/ADHD.

What are the rewards/punishments for getting/not getting done chores, etc.  do you stick to it for over a month 100%. If not, it didn't sink in yet.

Tell him to clean his room. Give him a timer with 20min. If he gets it done, he gets x. If he doesn't get it done he loses y. Stick to it, be a parent. Don't coddle, don't negotiate. If the kid has nothing. Loss of sports, loss of electronics, loss of tv, they will refocus on what had to be done. If not then why bother?  I HATE laundry. If I didn't have to do it and it still got done anyway, why would I try to do it?

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You know nothing about ADHD.  Asking a kid with ADHD to work faster or to be more focused is like asking a kid in wheelchair to run faster.  Many kids with ADHD are essentially missing brain functions that allow them to act according to rewards/incentives in the way you suggest.  All you would accomplish is to make kids (who are already criticized on a constant basis) feel worse about themselves and to tune you out even more.  [/quote]

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