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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 8012" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Hi there. </p><p></p><p>I agree with the others but I also have some questions because I have raised both a totally typical ADHD kid and a bipolar kid. </p><p></p><p>Is your son cutting things up and hell bent on destruction because he is so hyper and impulsive that he isnt thinking things through clearly or is he deliberately destroying items because he is mad and wants revenge?</p><p></p><p>When my ADHD kid was 5 he could easily destroy things but it was because he just didnt think. For example, he was tossing a ball in the house and it never occurred to him that throwing it up in the air meant it could, and most probably would, hit something and break it. Kicking a ball in the house can lead to broken windows. Rough housing can lead to holes in the walls.</p><p></p><p>None of these things was done with malice or forethought. They were simply the after effects of him being impulsive. </p><p></p><p>Now his brother could destroy property in a meltdown because he was mad. He would hit things or break them because he wanted to. Big difference.</p><p></p><p>The results can be the same but the methods of handling the behavior are different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 8012, member: 1514"] Hi there. I agree with the others but I also have some questions because I have raised both a totally typical ADHD kid and a bipolar kid. Is your son cutting things up and hell bent on destruction because he is so hyper and impulsive that he isnt thinking things through clearly or is he deliberately destroying items because he is mad and wants revenge? When my ADHD kid was 5 he could easily destroy things but it was because he just didnt think. For example, he was tossing a ball in the house and it never occurred to him that throwing it up in the air meant it could, and most probably would, hit something and break it. Kicking a ball in the house can lead to broken windows. Rough housing can lead to holes in the walls. None of these things was done with malice or forethought. They were simply the after effects of him being impulsive. Now his brother could destroy property in a meltdown because he was mad. He would hit things or break them because he wanted to. Big difference. The results can be the same but the methods of handling the behavior are different. [/QUOTE]
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