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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm not in any way questioning the suspension. Of course I want all people who are around my son and family to feel safe, and my son clearly crossed some lines today. Removing him from school was the right call.

But - if you are the parent of a child with ADHD, you know how hard - just downright difficult and sometimes impossible - it is to change behavior, be it through discipline or positive reinforcement. I could lock my son in his room for the rest of the day, let him out for bathroom breaks and meals only, make him scrub each bathroom top to bottom, paint the house, take away TV and screens for 2 months, and would it actually change his behavior or his understanding of what happened? I'm not so sure. Are we punishing him for this? Absolutely. Despite what I just said, screen time and favorite toys (the ones that inspire violent pretend play) have been taken away. Screens just for the weekend, but the others for good. To go further, I've also told him that playtime in which he is pretending to shoot someone is no longer allowed. I have no idea how we will enforce that, or what we will help him replace it with, but we've made the decision to go this route.

Is it enough? Is there something else we should do? Should we be talking to a professional, and if so what kind?

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