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hello..i am new to this site. So far i have found everyones comments/advice very useful. I have a 9 yr old boy who is adhd. he has been diagnosed since he was four. He gives me hell wakeing him up for school. he hates getting dressed..gives me major adult attitudes and im losing my mind! any advice for this issue would be greatly appreciated!    Set up a schedule, repeat the same things every single day (including
weekends), and give him constant reminders about what he should be doing
and what he needs to do next.

First of all, is he on any kind of medication?  If so, is it possible to give it early & let him go back to sleep so when he does get up, he is a little more managable?  That is what we do.  Our DS gets meds at 6 am & goes back to sleep until 6:30.  He is still a little twirpy but hubby literally dresses him (he's 8) and gets him eating breakfast.  He's up & down during breakfast but then we let him just go back & lay down to watch TV for another 1/2 hr.  By this time, meds are starting to work so when it's time to brush teeth & get out the door, he's much more managable. 

I know at age 9 it seems that we shouldn't have to dress our kids or brush their teeth for them, but on a school day when there are schedules to follow & pressures of getting everyone off to their destinations on time, sometimes it's just easier to do it for them to avoid the struggle & fight.  Our DS is completely capable of doing these things on his own w/o a battle when he is fully medicated, when he's not...it's just easier to do it for him.  I don't see any harm in it.  If he's not medicated, maybe try the marble system, sticker charts, timers w/rewards.  I can relate to the struggle so good luck!

If he's medicated then try to get the meds in him about 1/2 hr before you expect him to do anything.  My son wakes up at 6:15 and takes his medication.  I don't really ask him to do anything until about 6:45 or so and even then I "help" him with everything. Sometimes I dress him and brush his teeth for him.  It all depends on how much of the meds have hit his system.  Like the previous poster, my son can do these things himself, but sometimes it's just easier not to fight!

Even if he's not medicated I still recommend getting him up LONG before you actually have to leave.  Allow extra time and continuously give him "warnings". ("In 5 minutes we're going to brush teeth").  This allows him to know what's coming next and ADHD kids seem to do much better if they know what to expect and when. Good luck!