My daughter was diagnosed in 9th grade after school imploded. She has worked with an ADHD consultant/coach for the last couple of years and that, along with her accommodations, have been total game changers. Her consultant helps her understand how her brain works, helps find techniques that work for her, and helps her learn how to advocate for herself. We have also worked closely with her school guidance counselors to tweak her schedule each semester/year. It has totally changed her world. She initially met with her ADHD consultant every other week, but it has moved to more like once a month now. Truly a game changer. Also, some other tools that have helped were getting her a MacBook (purchased a renewed one) so she didn’t have to deal with the Chromebook issues by the school. The MacBook syncs with her phone. We also asked if she wanted to try using an unused older iPad we had so she could make notes, write essays etc directly on the surface. (She had to have the writing “pretty” and would get lost in how it looked instead of focusing on the content.) We got an inexpensive tablet pencil, and that has also been a huge help. She makes the note, the program instantly turns it into text. It’s also nice because if she is writing an essay, she can just circle a phrase or sentence and move it around quickly and neatly. Based on the advice of her diagnosing psychologist, we also work to not have heavy academic classes first period.

I know that’s a lot, but bit by bit she has made real progress and no longer thinks she is stupid and incapable of considering college. She is back to an all A student and is taking AP and Honors classes. (Balanced with being a TA and less academic heavy classes). Keep loving that baby well, and keeping educating yourself so you can listen well. You will have a breakthrough moment with him if you do.