Does anyone here homeschool kids w/ ADD?

I went to one CHADD meeting and the whole focus was on helping kids get through the school system. That wasn't the topic, but that's what it always came back to. Are there any homeschoolers out there???

YES! It's awesome! I homeschooled my ADHD son from k-4th grade. I would highly reccommend it! He learned to read and all the basics and was then ready to go to school and work on social skills. My thoughts were, if I don't try it, I'll never know what it's like or if it would benefit him.

Yeah, I'm homeschooling my 7 year old daughter. We've done kindergarten and first grade work. Kindergarten went pretty well and I was glad I had done it, because I think she would have had trouble in a regular classroom and learned well at home. This year, unfortunately, my ADHD has gotten much worse thanks to approaching menopause and I'm not doing such a great job as a teacher, so she's not doing so hot either. I'm probably putting her in school next year, unless she just can't cut it there or my symptoms improve a lot with meds. However, for someone who is willing to put the time into proper preperation and finding the individual learning style that suite your child best, I think it's probably a real advantage to some ADHD kids. The Moore Foundation (you should be able to find it on the net) has some very good research and materials on homeschooling including some on ADHD kids. I ordered it and it looks great because it's very hands on and of interest to kids like ours, but I haven't been able to make myself read and plan by it yet -- just using boring old handouts. Not pleased with myself about that.

Good luck to you!
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There's another thread on this with more replies. To make it possible to home school while I have ADD and one son with ADD (and 2 other sons), I have a support group (home school co-op) and a relaxed approach to teaching. We have a flexible routine and I found a math curriculum I love (Singapore) because I stink at teaching math. With 20 some-odd kids to a classroom I can see my kids getting lost in the shuffle and overwhelmed with peer pressure. At home they are loved, encouraged, focused on, and learn at their pace in their style. My struggle is with laziness but with the routine I keep on track so much easier. My oldest and I are huge fans of Harry Potter so I use those books for our reading, writing and grammar lessons (not exclusively of course). The key is not to do what everyone else does, or what the schools do, the key is to do what works for you and your kids. There is nothing they can teach at public/private school that I cannot teach at home. There are tons of resources out there for home schoolers and not necessarily expensive ones. I qualify for the teacher/family discount at the science museum here so that's $20 less! (the flip-side is we really do pay for everything) It works out nicely in a co-op because i.e. one parent is teaching a pre-K reading group (mostly to learn group dynamics more than reading) and I taught a theater workshop. We help each other car-pool and stuff like that. It's not that kids can't succeed in public school, I'm sure they can, but my kids will succeed so much more at home...for now. I can't imagine them in public school with my ADD! It would not be their fault that I forgot forms, didn't sign them, misplaced their homework, forgot a parent/teacher conference, etc. Noooo, I think my kids are fairing better with us fighting this one out together.