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<blockquote data-quote="HMBgal" data-source="post: 625793" data-attributes="member: 13260"><p>Wow. My grandson has so many features of this. He's been diagnosed with ADHD, and yet that doesn't quite fit either. We've been through the Explosive Child books and they have been helpful, but the anger, violent meltdowns, constant irritability, social yet not, etc., excuse-making, blaming, lack of embarrassment of his public meltdowns (so lovely watching the neighbors reacting to this cute little boy calling you a F*****, freak, piece of s****, flipping the bird to us, kicking our cars, punching his fists on the windows, throwing things, kicking my husband in the groin, throwing punches at his mother. Truly lovely. And he's seven. And in between, he's so sweet, empathic, intelligent, and when the storm blows over, it's like it's never happened. Meanwhile, we are all shaking, on the verge of tears, and are in a state of constant worry. It's costing all of us relationships. I mean, who wants to sign up to deal with this day in and day out? He's aware that he does "bad things" to his friends at school so is mostly alone, and he says he's lonely. He's so strong now; what will it be like when he gets even stronger? He's always been somewhat like this, and he seemed better for awhile, but it's gotten so much worse lately. Sigh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMBgal, post: 625793, member: 13260"] Wow. My grandson has so many features of this. He's been diagnosed with ADHD, and yet that doesn't quite fit either. We've been through the Explosive Child books and they have been helpful, but the anger, violent meltdowns, constant irritability, social yet not, etc., excuse-making, blaming, lack of embarrassment of his public meltdowns (so lovely watching the neighbors reacting to this cute little boy calling you a F*****, freak, piece of s****, flipping the bird to us, kicking our cars, punching his fists on the windows, throwing things, kicking my husband in the groin, throwing punches at his mother. Truly lovely. And he's seven. And in between, he's so sweet, empathic, intelligent, and when the storm blows over, it's like it's never happened. Meanwhile, we are all shaking, on the verge of tears, and are in a state of constant worry. It's costing all of us relationships. I mean, who wants to sign up to deal with this day in and day out? He's aware that he does "bad things" to his friends at school so is mostly alone, and he says he's lonely. He's so strong now; what will it be like when he gets even stronger? He's always been somewhat like this, and he seemed better for awhile, but it's gotten so much worse lately. Sigh. [/QUOTE]
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