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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has always liked to draw attention to himself. But now in eighth grade[b] he has used what the school system considers offensive language and his teacher is repeatedly making claims of sexual harassment.  Recently he made a comment about a girl having her menstrual period and the teacher overheard the comment and pursued sexual harassment against him.[/b]  I am utterly at a loss to get him to be able to control not saying these words and not needing the jolt of attention he gets from his classmates for saying them. We have spoken about it over and over and he just doesn’t seem to be able to reign it in at this point. He does have executive functioning issues and ADHD and there’s a lot going on. Has anyone dealt with this and found any meaningful and concise treatment for reining in speech related behaviors?  Therapy is pretty slow going in terms of realizing what he’s feeling underneath that causes him to want to do this. I guess I’m looking for another route which teaches self-control and restraint effectively and quickly. [b]The public schools are becoming a very dangerous place to be if you have loose lips.[/b] Any ideas?[/quote]

I've got kids in MS/HS and a DH with ADHD and executive functioning issues.  What you've posted is not that.  As an 8th grader, your DS is old enough to understand what is offensive, what isn't and what sexual harassment is. The ways to get attention that are not offensive/sexual in nature are endless.  You seem to lack empathy for his victims.

As the PP asked, what are you doing at home?  What consequences has he earned?  They need to be swift and significant.  [/quote]

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