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ADHD Routines & School Support Kit

Structure the day to reduce conflict and increase follow-through

Creates routine supports for attention/executive function challenges: morning/evening templates, homework supports, reward systems, and school communication drafts.

House RecipePersonal5 min

PROMPT

Create an ADHD-friendly routine kit. Ask for child age, school demands, and biggest breakdowns. Output: morning/evening routines + homework supports + teacher email draft + reward plan.

How It Works

Turns executive function challenges into external scaffolding: visuals, timers, chunking, and predictable rewards.

Triggers

  1. Chronic forgetfulness, unfinished tasks, homework chaos
  2. Morning/evening routines constantly break down
  3. Parent-school conflict about accommodations

Steps

  1. Identify top 3 friction points (morning, homework, bedtime).
  2. Create external supports: checklists, timers, body-doubling.
  3. Build a simple reinforcement plan (small, immediate rewards).
  4. Draft a teacher email requesting specific supports.
  5. Review weekly and simplify.

Constraints & Edge Cases

  • Diagnosis and treatment decisions are clinical.
  • Consider professional behavior therapy/parent training options.

Expected Outcomes

  • Less chaos and yelling
  • More task completion
Tags:#parenting#adhd#routine#school#executive-function