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[quote=Anonymous]With respect to the behavior at home, you need to address it in the moment and the consequence must be immediate. If you take away a privilege that won’t happen for another 2 hours, they won’t care. There is only “now” and “not now.” My ADHD child knows we follow through on consequences but does not care if we say the play date for this weekend is off. We might as well be saying that they won’t get to do something 50 years from now. But if I say they can’t play quietly before bedtime and must go to bed immediately, that gets their attention.

And while it’s time-consuming to do, during a calm moment explain to him why his behavior is problematic, how it affects others, and what he can do instead. Brain-storm things he can do at home during the times you notice he’s being disruptive. My ADHD child has a hard time figuring out what they want to do when they’re bored, so it’s nice to have a list of options to suggest.

And make sure he gets some physical activity. Is there a park nearby where he can go play basketball or soccer or something? Agree with PPs about exploring other types of sports. Swimming can be a nice mix of individual effort in a team environment.

Lastly, you didn’t mention screens but how much screen time is your kid getting? Mine gets absolutely dysregulated if they’re on screens too much. So we don’t do any screens during the week and limit screen time on weekends. [/quote]

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