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<blockquote data-quote="KFld" data-source="post: 43932" data-attributes="member: 2442"><p>your post reminded me of my son, many years back before he was diagnosed with adhd. We were terrified and humiliated many times when he opened his mouth or did something that totally shocked others, and we couldn't figure out why the heck our kid was like this. The worst incident, which we can now laugh about, was when my husband had him at a boyscout event and when husband asked him to stop doing something, difficult child said why what are you going to do, beat me like you always do??? His father had never laid a hand on him in his life and was totally mortified. Like I said, now we can laugh about it, but it certainly wasn't funny then. He is now 20 and wasn't diagnosed until he was in the 6th grade. His impulsiveness got him involved in the juvenile court system at a very young age. It's important that you read all you can, gather as much information as you can, and accept that he learns and does things in a different way then others. The Explosive child is a great place to start. Great book!! You may not find what works for him, but accepting that the things that work for everyone else, may not work for him, will hopefully stop you from losing it with him. Does that make sense???? I think what I'm trying to say is that sometimes acceptance lessons stress because you realize it is out of your control and you have to look into different options, medications, etc. until you find something that might help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KFld, post: 43932, member: 2442"] your post reminded me of my son, many years back before he was diagnosed with adhd. We were terrified and humiliated many times when he opened his mouth or did something that totally shocked others, and we couldn't figure out why the heck our kid was like this. The worst incident, which we can now laugh about, was when my husband had him at a boyscout event and when husband asked him to stop doing something, difficult child said why what are you going to do, beat me like you always do??? His father had never laid a hand on him in his life and was totally mortified. Like I said, now we can laugh about it, but it certainly wasn't funny then. He is now 20 and wasn't diagnosed until he was in the 6th grade. His impulsiveness got him involved in the juvenile court system at a very young age. It's important that you read all you can, gather as much information as you can, and accept that he learns and does things in a different way then others. The Explosive child is a great place to start. Great book!! You may not find what works for him, but accepting that the things that work for everyone else, may not work for him, will hopefully stop you from losing it with him. Does that make sense???? I think what I'm trying to say is that sometimes acceptance lessons stress because you realize it is out of your control and you have to look into different options, medications, etc. until you find something that might help. [/QUOTE]
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