How to help your ADHD Child get ready for school on their own

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[sandramendoza]

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[LegionOfWeirdos]

I've unfortunately moved BEYOND prompt-dependence for my oldest... she's prompt-impaired. I might as well not even bother with the prompts. Time for a new approach.

[chrisamiejohnson]

My husband is still prompt dependant. My house is an ADHD black hole for emotional and executive functions, it sucks everything from everyone, ADHD and Neurotypical. It's been a lousy ADHD week.

[HDubya]

Definitely me, and I know I do it because it gets us out the door on time. If I don't, we are always late. Right now, the only strategy that seems to work is holding the TV remote hostage until he "does all the things he needs to do to get ready for school/camp." It takes awhile, and he complains and gets irritable while packing his bag or getting shoes on, but with little to no reminders from me. But he does everything he needs to do, then he gets the remote. Is this on the right path at all?

[jakeking]

Isn't this every kid under 10? I mean what kid under 10 is ready for school on time? I struggle with does my kid really have adhd or is he just being 9? I've never raised a 9 year old so how would I know?