I have a 12 year old son and he has ADHD. He is having problems at schol. How could i get him back on track?

This is his first year in middle school. He was a A and B student and now he is a D and F student.

I'm assuming that he has officially been diagnosed w/ ADHD. Have you talked w/ his school and gotten him special services, he should be pulled out of the main classes that he's having trouble in and being put into smaller sized groups, he shouldn't be taking a second language, instead he should be in an extra reading or math class, which ever is needed. He should also qualify for special help in standardized testing, extra time, questions read to him rather them him reading and processing it all. You son just learns differently then the school is willing to teach him and if this has just been discovered he is going to have a difficult road ahead of him but he will find his grove and do well with his life. Stick by his side and don't let him give up, get into the school and talk to the child study team, his teachers, principal and get them to open their eyes and see that your child doesn't want to fail be doesn't know how not too. Good Luck

Middle school is all about learning to perform in ways that don't come naturally to a child with ADHD. He will learn them eventually, but not right now. You have a couple of options. The first is to drug him. I went that route with my own, briefly, and would never never never advise anyone to do the same. There is nothing wrong with these kids. It's school (which is a completely unnatural institution in the first place) that is the wrong environment for them. You could possibly try a Waldorf school which will help with his concentration problems, as long as you can put up with their cranky religion, but my first choice would be to home educate. Get him involved in lots of teams sports and lots of activities and let academics take a back seat for now. Brains have their own pre-determined rate at which to develop and nothing is achieved by forcing them. Let him play a reasonable amount of video games - they are educational and help develop focus - but you have to handpick them and be absolutely rigid about time limits. There are also an almost unlimited number of website on which he can learn the school curriculum.
I speak as an educator of 20 years standing and a sometime home schooling mom.
BTW if you choose the home ed route you have to be patient and not expect the same outcomes that you would get in school.

MEDICATION SHOULD NEVER BE THE FIRST SOLUTION!

how was he diagnosed because its not determined by grades

its a complex condition with many variables that revolve around a condition with the brain so he might not even have it despite the grade change

ask whats going on in his life or maybe he is taking the wrong path

If he does have then he should try to figure out the main factors of his condition then create coping methods and if HE is still feels like HE needs more help then you can take him to a psycologist and physician for evaluation for medication

ADHD cant be diagnosed or solved from the parent's point of view
it is something your son decides if he has and then he needs to take the first step in overcoming it

Ive seen many kids diagnosed who are just dumb troublemakers who dont care and want to have fun

The people who are diagnosed and DO have it are usually SMARTand TRY hard to succeed but end up zoning out constantly and other things that involve either hyperactivity, Impulsiveness, and Inatentiveness

Really, he sounds a lot like me when I was in middle school. I was a A B student my entire life never bringing home anything lower than a C+. As soon as I got to middle school though people changed, and they changed me. A lot of it was that girls started getting bumps on their chests LOL. But a lot of it was with the fact that I was hanging out with a totaly new crowd. Maybe your child has someone special in mind, or just has a new set of friends. I know my parents didn't know much about my life. Maybe you should start talking to him before he gets to high school. Because in high school i was getting B's and C's because I didn't pay much attention in middle school to know the basics. Talk to him, or just simply call the school and ask on his behavoir. And if his behavior is formal and correct in the view of the teacher, make sure the subjects aren't hard.

his grade drop is probably because 1. middle school is harder and 2. the teachers gave him more individualized attention in elementary school. email his teachers and make them aware of his ADHD, they will probably help keep him on track. make sure he does his homework.

Try to get him into a smaller classroom setting with fewer students. This will give him more one-on-one time with the teacher.

Temporary tutoring may also help. The transition into Middle School is probably causing the problem, but will work out once he's used to it.

Contact the school counselor for other suggestions

It could be stress because my daughter has the same thing, I put her on medication one pill in the morning before school and it helps her concentrate and stay calm, the pill wears off in 8 hrs, so he will still be able to play around with his friends and he wont always be so calm like at school.

I was in the same boat with my son, and the methods in this article really helped turn him around. He now gets straight A's. It's like he's a totally different kid!

http://www.hearts-and-kisses.com/attenti...

I have have a friend who has AD-HD and he takes medicine so he stays focused on his work you should talk to his doctor about it

Ritalin?

There is no such thing as AD-HD.

You just need to learn how to control your child.

adderall idk if thats the right spelling but its medicine for adhd kids ask doctor or google

is he on medicine?