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6yo step-son with ADHD and ODD..
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 507314" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>I live with a child who can often tell you the rules and I bet many of us here have that.... the parts of the brain that memorize rules and directions, the parts that can predict consequences, etc... are separate from the part of the brain that controls impulses and puts the "breaks" on thoughts and feelings. Some kids can only hold one strong thought at a time so if they are focused on what they want/need/feel they may have a really hard time accessing all of the brain information they need to do better. </p><p></p><p>I have been in many meetings where people say "he knew EXACTLY what he was doing" and I say... "SO?" That has not really been a question... (though certainly there are actually things my kid really does not understand, he just has pat answers that he can reply with to fool them into thinking he is not as impaired as he is)..</p><p></p><p>I again explain that he has a frontal lobe injury.. he has a problem with the filter and the breaks in his brain..... </p><p></p><p>It really is a hard road for kids like that because they make people angry easily even if they dont mean to. Sometimes they just give up.... can you imagine going day after day having people be so angry and crabby with you all day..?? That is my son's experience and it is really hard to try to overcome that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 507314, member: 12886"] I live with a child who can often tell you the rules and I bet many of us here have that.... the parts of the brain that memorize rules and directions, the parts that can predict consequences, etc... are separate from the part of the brain that controls impulses and puts the "breaks" on thoughts and feelings. Some kids can only hold one strong thought at a time so if they are focused on what they want/need/feel they may have a really hard time accessing all of the brain information they need to do better. I have been in many meetings where people say "he knew EXACTLY what he was doing" and I say... "SO?" That has not really been a question... (though certainly there are actually things my kid really does not understand, he just has pat answers that he can reply with to fool them into thinking he is not as impaired as he is).. I again explain that he has a frontal lobe injury.. he has a problem with the filter and the breaks in his brain..... It really is a hard road for kids like that because they make people angry easily even if they dont mean to. Sometimes they just give up.... can you imagine going day after day having people be so angry and crabby with you all day..?? That is my son's experience and it is really hard to try to overcome that. [/QUOTE]
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