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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our 13 y/o DS was recently diagnosed with what they are calling [b]garden variety ADHD[/b]. He has had serious impulse control issues in the past and in the past year became [b]violent at times[/b]. We started with therapy and a psychiatrist who put him on Intuniv to try and reduce the anxiety and outbursts.
The violent outburst thankfully have subsided but the impulse control issues continue to be a problem.

We have a meeting tomorrow with the psychiatrist to review the ADHD diagnosis and I assume receive some new medications.

Our first goal with the medication is to have him more focused in school and able to complete assignment timely and thoroughly. He currently struggles with organization, completing assignments and reading in general. We are looking into several summer intensive reading programs to try and get caught up.

He is also an athlete and he is concerned if and how any medication will impact his performance.

Any one with similar type experience.[/quote]

OP, There is no such thing as "garden variety" ADHD and if there were it would be a kid getting violent.  That's not typical.  You and your son need to start using appropriate terms about his ADHD.

He is closer to an adult than being a child.  I'm being a bit of stickler about this b/c your son will need to be able to identify and explain how his ADHD affects him.  He'll need to learn to advocate for himself, learn to ask for help, as well as at some point be responsible for his medication.  With this last one, don't wait until the summer b/f leaving for college.

It's good that the medication is helping and that you've identified other areas where he needs help.  Get him involved in the problems solving as well and asking questions of the psychiatrist himself about possible side effects.  It's great that he has something that he's passionate about and hopefully that will motivate him on the other fronts in terms of organization.[/quote]

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