06/18/2026
It's the end of school. Your child says, "I'm bored" during homework affter two questions.
If you've seen this, you know what comes next.... the doodling, the snack requests, the sliding off the chair.
It's not attitude. For a lot of neurodivergent kids, engagement is genuinely tied to how meaningful, active, or interest-connected an activity is. When the conditions aren't there, the activity can't compete.
Swipe for what a behaviour analyst wants you to know about what's really going on, and a few things worth trying.