ADD Student

This time of year always inspires me to become more organized.

If your ADD Student is currently out of school on holiday break, now would be a good time to help them start the New Year with a clean slate.

Clearing out and sorting through their backpack, room, and even their car can help get them back on track for the coming year.

Generally I advise people to do a little at a time in order to have the most success – maybe 15 minutes or so. Often, people with Attention Deficit Disorder are easily overwhelmed and likely to jump fully into a project they will find unable to complete.

However, if as a parent, you will be helping them, you may find it easier to do what needs to be done in slightly larger chunks of time. Sometimes kids with ADHD would just rather get it over with than drag it out. Since you are there to keep things under control, they can experience a greater sense of accomplishment this way.

Taking some time to help them put things back into order may not be their idea of a way to spend vacation, but if you can keep the time spent on it fairly reasonable, and offer a reward of some kind – maybe challenging them to Guitar Hero – the results will be worth it.

And in the end, doing things we don’t want to is a part of life and something they need to learn as well. Just remember the added difficulties of organizational projects when you have Attention Deficit Disorder and adjust accordingly.

It’s possible they might appreciate what you’ve done, although you may never know about it:)

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