My DS is due to go to boarding school aged 14, year 9 this coming September.
He is very bright, extremely sporty and generally well liked. He is very very much looking forward to starting.
He has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. I have known about 10 years but took some time to persuade my husband (now ex). We are here now and explains so much. He is chronically and catastrophically disorganised. He is very poor at time management. He loses / forgets pretty much anything that isn’t important to him, and even then… he will probably lose!
The boarding school is very sporty and has a fabulous SEN department and there are many children that attend that are ND. Apparently the boarding schools are very supportive of ND children.
The school is an hour away. Flexi boarding, so he can come home every weekend if he wished but… I know my boy. Not. A. Chance. He will want to stay a couple of weekends a month, at least but will be a max of 1x a month if I have anything to do with it!
He is so excited, presently he lives with me and my daughter in a lovely flat but… but not big. And he’s going to be a strapping boy of at least 6ft in the not too distant future I suspect.
So in terms of his character and circumstances and desire…. The boarding school is a no brainer.
however I would love to hear from those with adhd or who have children with adhd and at boarding school… how do they get on?
it is the organisation issue that keeps me up at night. He will be responsible for taking and collecting laundry at prescribed times, organising his books and folders (it campus style), sharing a bedroom with other boys and expected to keep very tidy and organised.
At present, I keep him afloat. Just about.