Good independent school for child with ADHD

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DN is currently at a prep, dsis is considering schools at 13+ for him and initially was considering Eton and Harrow. DN has however had lots of problems with concentration in class, distracting other children etc. Dsis is now starting to wonder wether there are other good schools with experience with children with ADHD. They are considering medication for him just for school time.

Any ideas are welcome.

Bumping.

someone must know something

I know someone who has chosen Bryanston for her ADHD child but they haven't started there yet so can't comment on whether it lives up to her (high) expectations.

We are waiting for an assessment for ds with suspected ADHD (ed psych thinks yes, GP thinks definitely not) so it has been in our minds during recent school visits. We looked at Shiplake as a possible but whilst it is good for dyslexia we were told that they wouldn't be able to deal with a pupil with ADHD (and we didn't think it was academic enough).

You might want to look at sherrardswood in herts.

Eton and Harrow are both full boarding. Does she definitely want a (predominantly) boarding school, and all boys, or would she consider a greater range?

Thank you both. This is it isn't it? There seems to be lots of support for dyslexia but not many willing to support ADHD. DN is mild but enough to distract other children (pencil tapping, talking, wriggling about etc) but he is actually quite academic, i don't think Sherradswood would be quite nearly academic enough for him.

Meditrina - i think at this point she would definitely consider a good co-ed, but predominantly boarding, but i suppose cepending on the school might consider flexi if it comes down to it.

Bisjo - hope your DS gets diagnosed one way or another soon, the not knowing is just as bad. Ive been through the whole process with dsis and its quite stressful, she was told he hasn't got ADHD but got ADHD traits whatever that means. Long and short of it is he struggles to concentrate at school.

Sounds like ds although he has the added complication of hypermobility which means he has difficulty feeling comfortable when sitting so does endless fidgetting which can be interpreted as not paying attention. We had one teacher who couldn't stand him and moaned that he didn't pay attention but did very well in tests (which I interpreted to mean that he must have paid more attention than she gave him credit for).

Ed Psych and school Senco both said his behaviour in class is good but he loses concentration easily and has difficulty organising his thoughts. He has a photographic memory which helps a lot but doesn't work for those subjects like English and Maths which require a lot of processing.

Hypermobility was suggested for DN as well, but don't know what happened with that in the end. Top sets in English, Maths and science French is the worst lesson at the moment because i think he also finds it funny? Some teachers can tolerate his incessant talking etc but some like your ds' teacher loathe him he is so determined to get into Eton, and without the ADHD i think he would make it, but its looking more and more unlikely everyday.

Is she dead set on boarding? Ds1 has ADHD traits and is v v bright and would have struggled massively with boarding. It takes an enormous amount of control to hold himself in as much as he can during the school day (he doesn't manage it all the time even now in sixth form but has got a lot, lot better) and he needs the relief of being able to switch off at home rather than having to be 'on show' all the time. His current (day) school have bent over backwards to help and he's doing very well despite his difficulties

Basildon - the day schools round our way i think woukd be too pressured, perhaps even wrt than some of the boarding options.

Leighton Park in Reading is meant to be very nurturing and good with some SEN...and has boarding too.

Aaaa- just been looking at their website. Looks 'caring' didnt see any mention of SEN provision? I'll probably look again tomorrow. Thanks.

bullet I think you dsis needs to ask specific questions of the schools she is interested in as I doubt they will have that sort of info on their websites.

Have heard good things about Moor House School in Frensham (Farnham) but don't know how academic it is. Just looking quickly at the website I can't see any mention of ADHD but I'm pretty sure a friend who was considering it for her dyslexic child said they did take children with ADHD.

Moor house is predominantly a special school for children with speech and language difficulties though so i dont think it will be a good fit.