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[quote=Anonymous]Very down about this. He got a science kit for his birthday a few months back, and I didn't realize it came with a scalpel (albeit a dull one). He took the scalpel into school today without telling me so he could share it during show and tell, and while he was being his fidgety self on the carpet, poked himself, poked another kid, poke poke poke. No visible scratches,  no blood, but a big mistake nonetheless. When the teacher saw the scalpel, she calmly confiscated it, quietly notified the principal, and let the class continue. During reading time, the principal came to the class, pulled my son out, and they had a discussion. They were about to mark this down as a counseling session when two things happened: 1 - they asked him if he'd ever purposefully use the scalpel to hurt someone and he said, "Well...maybe."; 2 - the child who he poked came out and said that he was poked. So they decided to teach him a lesson and suspend him for the day. I guess he would normally have missed all of Monday, too, but since the event happened first thing in the morning, they are just going to have today be his day.

So now...what do I do? I'm not sure if other parents out there of ADHD kids struggle with impulsive tendencies in combination with violent play? My son would never willingly hurt anyone, but he does like to use violent language, and many times his words are bigger than his intended actions. He also likes to do a lot of pretend play involving pretend guns, pretend swords, pretend light sabers. My husband and I have tried to curtail the activity - it's a real challenge. After this incident in school today, I'm wondering if we need to see a therapist, and if so, what kind? We are supposed to start a social skills group this coming week, although I heard yesterday that they may have to postpone due to low enrollment. Does anyone have any specific recommendations that might help us?

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