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[quote=Anonymous]We're a family that tried hard to go the immersion route with my kid with ADHD and it did not go well. Such kids have a hard time processing transitions and transferring knowledge from one context into another. So the math she's learning in French would mean nothing when the question is asked in English...

This does not mean that DD never did learn the target language. Once she started to read fluently, she started to take specific language classes. It was tough in the beginning, because even the younger language classes are based on auditory repetition, just like immersion is. DD only clicked once she started to have access to real dialog, reading, exposure to grammar. She excels now in her private school that teaches a second language.

One thought I have about your situation is that the 20h helper is not there to manage the ADHD, but to translate. If that's what happens, then your child is getting no benefit from the immersion, and is only facing hurdles. Try to find out.

On the other hand, it would have been so helpful for DD is in those early years she had someone offering her a warm smile, a reminder to move to the next activity or a walk to the side when she was feeling overwhelmed and lost. Instead, she was left to suffer big bouts of anxiety without any help. Which is why we're now in private.

Good luck sorting this out![/quote]

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