<p>Our S is ADD, predominantly inattentive. He had quite a few ups and downs in high school, and my wife and I had to stay on top of him to make sure his work got done. He did end up with a reasonably strong GPA and SAT scores, and has been accepted by several small LACs which all of us think is the best setting for him. Even so, we think he would greatly benefit from coaching, especially on executive function issues. However, he is completely opposed to this idea. We’re worried that he could get into serious academic difficulty as he has a tendency to be unrealistic (“OK, so I flunked the first three tests but I’m sure I’ll do great on the next one”) – and not ask for help. Can anyone suggest how to broach the subject of coaching in a way that won’t get an instant refusal? Or maybe we should just stand back and accept that he may fail?</p>