'We started arguing about homework all the time. Yelling didn’t solve anything, though. Ali sat there and didn’t say anything, and I felt bad for yelling.'
Diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at age 5, Ali Comstock, now 14, was able to manage her early elementary school years, thanks to daily medication and a moderate workload. But each year in school the work became more demanding for her. When Ali entered the eighth grade last year, she was lucky to achieve a C average. But, even worse, she was increasingly anxious about being unprepared for school every day.
I resented the amount of time I had to spend with her on homework. I work full-time and hated coming home and having to work with her for an hour on a math assignment that should have taken 15 minutes. She couldn’t focus and got up from the table every five minutes for a glass of water, something to eat, or to answer the phone.
I was interested to learn about organization strategies. The first day I met with Dee, she spent two hours getting to know me by asking questions about my family and what I wanted to work on. I said that I wanted to work on organization skills.Part of the problem with homework was that I didn’t write down my assignments! I thought I’d remember. Or I wrote them down, and then didn’t remember where. Dee taught me strategies that gave me more control.
Another activity that needed attention was getting out the door in the morning. Like many kids with ADHD, Ali always ran late and left the house unprepared. We talked first about how much sleep she needed and what would be a good time to go to bed. I suggested that, rather than set her alarm for the exact time she needed to be out of bed that instead she set it so that she has an extra 10 or 15 minutes.
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