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  Case: ADHD Student
This year in a class that I co- teach, we have a sweet young man who is extremely ADHD. At the beginning of the year, he was fairly diligent about completing assignments and turning in his work. This second half of the semester he is barely turning anything in. Also I have to constantly redirect his attention more than usual and literally stand over him to help him complete an assignment. The counselors and myself learned that he is no longer on his medication and there is no sight that he will be put back on it due to financial issues. Any suggestion on how to handle this situation would be greatly appreciated.
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I think you should definitely break apart his day. Maybe for every assignment he finishes he gets rewarded with something he likes. Some of my ADHD children I let stand to do their work or I put them by themselves to finish their work so they are not distracted. I tell them that it is not a punishment just a special place to help them get finished. I do give them the opportunity to try and join their friends but if I have to say anything they move back.