Yes I notice this with my 2 gs if we wait too long to do homework. I have mine do their homework within a hour or so of getting home and they seem to do better. Our Dr said the meds only work for about 10 hours.

Depends on which meds , Ritalin and aderol I think only lasts short time so my son had to take at lunch as well as before school. There is suppose to be newer meds that are time released so last longer . Research your medication, with my son it was best to pick him up from school so time wasn't wasted on the bus. Then homework right away. My brother had to have a break to unwind after school and then help to complete work after dinner, no sweetS or red dye for him helped some , he was major ADHD
My grands can't tolerate caffeine or sugar, chocolate almost guRantees trouble, tea or sodas has them bouncing off Walls and furniture literally

We'll it does seem it is a time thing. The biggest problem is me! I hate homework and have little patience, I think it makes it so much more real how much more I could be doing to help DGD, and I don't have the time, patience, course there us always the anger at the choice of gene pool and probable genetic damage from drug use by bios. Just gotta do the best I can.

As long as I stick to a very strict schedule we do ok, I do mean strict, homework done at the same time every night and in the same place ( dinning room table). If I am not home at homework time and either my xH or son do homework out of order or at a different time or place it takes me over a week to get things to settle back down.

I feel your pain. I Hate homework! Was so overjoyed when youngest graduTed , thought I was done with this torture. I hate signing agendas, every day or gs doesn't get same reward everyone else gets, if I forget to get something finished, he has to stand on fence and miss recess minutes. It stinks. I know he needs extra help, he's in resource special ed because learning to read is so hard for him. But I get so frustrated, I don't know how's to teach reading and memorizing sight words. I'm a believer in phonics! But I'm not a teacher, I fix computers , they are easier to program and don't forget everything we go over . My youngest is easier since she gets everything quick, but I have to keep up with each days k4 homework or she misses out on something and I feel guilty. For pity's sake don't forget to wear a certain color or to take something purple,
Guilty me, I completely forgot to send them in green on st.patricks day, and I had even purchased shirts and hairbows! aaarRrrrggggg and we are part Irish so I really wanted to teach some heritage

Grammy, I found that this method works wonders for our youngest. He was diagnosed with borderline ADD (no HD), so we elected not to medicate him. After about two weeks of setting a VERY strict schedule he now completes his homework on his own. And when he does his chores he does an excellent job!

You could try and get help from a child in a higher grade level as a "tutor" I did that with my son, he would fight us to do homework but would comply with the high school boy we had that was his "tutor" worked like a charm and took the pressure off of us.

Do research your meds & research ADD/ADHD & remember that not all kids do not have the same symptoms nor do all kids react the same to meds. I have 4 out of 5 sons with either ADD or ADHD & an ADD husband so I am not unfamiliar with it...LOL. Medicines given for this are of the "speed" variety, which seem strange considering that they are already wired & the results you desire is a more calm & focused child, but it is what works. We were told by one doctor that allowing them to have caffeine & sugar in the late afternoon might possibly give us a few extra hours of focus, he especially encouraged 1 Dr. Pepper for their after school snack before homework. It was helpful for us.
With another child we had to allow some time to burn off pent up energy from the day before settling down again. With this same child we also used a small soft ball that could be held in the palm of his hand that he could squeeze while sitting & concentrating....that small amount of movement allowed him to focus.
Best of luck to you!

For sight words, try buying colored recipe cards and write the words on them. My very smart 6 year old's spelling test scores started slipping so now I make these "flash" cards every week for his spelling words, sight words, sentence, & scripture verse of the week. I put them in a baggy & leave then in the car & -we practice on our way to school & sometimes on our way home. It seems to really be helping.

Just realized my respinse wasn't to the original post.....sorry!! $ tree has the colored notecards though for anyone interested. My son's after school dare at his school has a "homework room" ehere kids can go todo their eork. I found him in there alone doing his work yesterday, clearly by his own choice. That is always nice.

GMa Willi - We use index cards too for sight words, etc. Thanks for suggestion to keep a set in the car also. That is very useful, as we do spend a good bit of time in car.

Be cautious. S hools tend to push meds and many kids are dignosed in error wben as sara says structure can do the job. We started gs w recorded books at 3. We did sight words in the car reading signs. By second grade he was reading three years above grade level. I think exposing them to words by listening , reading, spelling (especially phonics) helps. Doing so,ething physical after school can recharge them. Playing outsixe, taking gymnastics or marshal arts is good.

It sounds like with all the different responses that your best
Solution is to keep trying different things until
You find the best solution for your GS. There are options
Available. As a teacher myself, I encourage you to keep
Communication going with teachers to insure that your trials
Do not negatively affect school work.