Hi folks. I think my 16yo son has ADHD. He shows a lot of the classic behaviours. (Not listed for brevity)
He’s smart, performs well in class, but struggles badly with exams, detail. He is also struggling with revision. He’s been a high performing up until now but he’s hit hit the limit of his abilities.
His exams are 2 months away, we won’t get a diagnosis in time 😔
Can anyone here suggest resources or personal insights that could help me help him through this period?
Thanks!
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ymmv, but my suggestion is: study with them. I’m a few years behind you in a similar trajectory, and we’ve been doing 3 study sessions each week, it’s helped. even when they’re re-reading notes and texts, it’s helpful to walk them through it.
good luck.
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TY!
This is a good idea thanks! My wife and I talked about something similar recently. I think we’re going to try having some of our own office work scheduled for times when he is studying/revising.
My sense is that his problem isn’t particularly the understanding of the topic, it’s laying down a deep enough application of it to get the marks in the exams.