opinion on military school for ADHD teen

[dfrecore]

I have a kid who has hated school since he was 5. We homeschooled, which helped (he took like 50 breaks a day), but honestly, he just hates all of the rigamarole of homework and busywork and all of that junk.

He graduated with a good GPA, and has been working construction and loves the hands-on. He's about to start at an HVAC company, which I also think he'll enjoy. If not, he'll try something else. He's not lazy, he just doesn't see the point in doing "stupid stuff" that doesn't make sense to him. He's definitely thriving in the hands-on atmosphere he's in.

As for the military school, I cannot imagine sending a grieving kid off to military school - that sounds like pure torture. I can't even imagine those kids being nice to him in any way. Especially if you think that a lot are being sent there because they are troubled - not exactly sure that's where you should be sending your boy.

And as for the military - I don't think they will take him with ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder, and Aspergers. Not 100% - but I really can't see that he would excel in the atmosphere. For someone who's an introvert with no/very few friends, having to live with that many people for prolonged periods of time might be rough.

I think you need to give him more time to find out who he is and what he enjoys. I think you're reaching for extremes when he just needs time.