Help for my 16yr old Autistic and ADHD son to be able to access learning during lessons

My son is doing his A'Levels, having got through GCSE's with no planning, revision and by not knowing much of the content (as he actively disengaged in lessons).  He is now reaching a critical point as he can't continue in this way and still succeed at A levels.  I get contact from the school most days as he hasn't done his homework, has his head on the table in class and isn't performing in topic tests.  He is oppositional to discuss how we can support him to plan his homework and get a structure/schedule in place for bite sized learning.  His teachers want to help.  He is extremely clever but can't seem to apply this.

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  • Just a really simple suggestion based on something that worked for my brother who is also adhd and autistic. He taped his lectures so he could listen back at his own speed and take notes. I was a bit envious of his tape recorder as my verbal processing isn't great and I tend to get stuck on one thing so miss the fifty other concepts they've thrown in while I'm still working out the permutations of the first. I'm not suggesting it would solve all his problems, but might be a simple little "hack" to help a bit. 

  • Really good suggestion. Thank you. I’ll try to convince him on this and if I can, I’ll discuss with the school. 

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