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You must advocate for your son, and that will require working together with the teacher and the principal, and maybe the school board too. Since you’ve had no luck with just talking to the teacher, you must involve the principal too. ADHD is so widespread now that your son is definitely not the first or the only child there who has it. Therefore, the school should have supports and programs in place to help kids with ADHD.
Referring the teacher and principal to this website, or having the “ADD and Loving It” DVD to show them should also help. They’re the most up-to-date sources of information on ADHD, and they’ve won awards for it.
The teacher may be resistant because he/she is too overworked to give any kid special treatment. Or maybe he/she believes all the lies about it not being a real disorder. In that case, refer to this Blog posting for your answers: http://totallyadd.com/what-to-say-when-someone-dismisses-your-adhd/ .
Is your son getting any sort of medication or other treatment? If so, get his specialist or doctor to write a letter to the school, explaining the ADHD and what sort of adjustments are required to help your son function at his best.
Good luck!
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