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DC aged 15 refuses to revise

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RefusingRevisionGCSE · 27/01/2020 18:29

HellAny tips on how to approach this? DC is 15, states they are non-gender binary, is ASD diagnosed - Asperger's syndrome. Says they have "brain fog" and can't revise therefore does very little, Over the 2 week Christmas period admitted they did 1hour - said they could not concentrate. Gets very upset when challenged on it. Wants to see GP to ask them to fix the brain fog. Says they read a question on the exam paper 8 times but it still didn't go in.

GCSE mocks results are coming in and it's not looking good.

Now, I know forcing someone to revise isn't the answer, they need to want to do it to be able to take the info in.

What am I missing to make it better for them? Any tips/tricks?

I'm also posting on the ASD boards here for advice from the Asperger's perspective.

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alexdgr8 · 27/01/2020 18:58

tell them to contact GP to make appt.
they may have something describable as brain fog.
anyway, that is what they want to do, so suggest they do it.
you can be supportive, of course. but you cannot live someone else's life for them. try go on being supportive, open-minded.
say to them, if there is anyway you think I can help you, let me know, and i'll try my best.

RedskyAtnight · 27/01/2020 18:50

Not sure how the ASD will affect this, but this is what I'm doing for my DS (possible undiagnosed specific learning difficulty)

I have written DS a revision plan (with his agreement and supposedly his buy in). It's pretty detailed e.g. it doesn't just say "revise biology", it says "complete the practice questions about cells" - and I then print off (or send him a URL) to the practice questions.
or it will say "revise forces on Seneca".

The revision slots are meant to be about 25-30 minutes, which he finds less onerous than longer ones.

We spent a lot of time working out what worked for him revision wise (Seneca, practice questions) and what didn't (flashcards, reading a lot of text) so the plan is timetabled around that.

I agree that they have to want to do it, but I think the thought of it can be very onerous.

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