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The traditional approach to learning -- a teacher standing in front of children sitting behind desks -- is not the most productive for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) children who get bored easily. If your child is demoralized by his poor grades, receives detention for forgetting books, is looked down upon by teachers, or is bullied by classmates, he may be a candidate for homeschooling.
Melinda Boring, who started Heads Up Now!, a company that supplies information and products for parents, teachers, and therapists who work with hyperactive, distractible, and sensory-challenged children, home-schooled her daughter Beckie and son Josh, both of whom were diagnosed as having ADD/ADHD. “Josh rarely followed directions, and he became agitated when asked to sit still,” says Boring. “Sights, sounds, and even odors that most people didn’t notice bothered him. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to do what teachers asked of him, he just couldn’t.”
Josh graduated from home high school in 2006, and is working full-time and taking college courses. Beckie is a junior in home high school, and takes classes at the local community college. She earns A’s at both schools.
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The Benefits of Homeschooling ADD/ADHD Students
Choose the Homeschooling Learning Plan Tailored to Your ADD/ADHD Child's Learning Style
Homeschool Curriculum Options for ADD/ADHD Students
Online Homeschooling Options for ADD/ADHD Students
Helping Your ADD/ADHD Homeschooled Child Make Friends
Helpful Teaching Tools for Parents of ADD/ADHD Students
This article appears in the Spring 2010 issue of ADDitude.
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