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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thanks everyone. She is not medicated. I exchanged another email with the teacher last night/earlier today expressing my concerns and he said he thinks her behavior got worse (as opposed to normal kids misbehaving here and there) since her cat died 2 weeks ago.

I hadn’t correlate both issues because we had the cat for only 3 weeks before she died unexpectedly of a heart attack (vet thinks) about 2 weeks ago.

My daughter had been begging for a cat for years and that cat was a sweetheart... although we have already gotten another cat, I guess the loss made a bigger impact on her than aí had previously thought.

The teacher also suggested on his own accord to give her some room to move around when she needs. And I have ordered one of those fidgety cubes and stress ball from Amazon as well.

However, while I realize her behavior has gotten really “bad” these past two weeks (as I mentioned, I get an email daily) and aí dearly hope it is because of the cat’s death (teacher insight), she DOES have an impulse control problem.

As she is going to 3rd grade AAP, I’m worried because I know 3rd grade is a turning point and more is expected from students (AAP or not, but I’m guessing AAP can be worse?).

My daughter has been begging me to take Tae Knon Do since she was six because she would like to “learn to fight.” I have always dismissed because in the back of my mind I think “yeah, all I need is for you to kick or punch someone at school!”...  I’m not familiar with martial arts, but maybe I should reconsider it? Maybe it will teach her self discipline? Or is that a myth?[/quote]

Impulse control issues are a part of ADHD. Asking how to make them go away is basically asking how to make her ADHD go away. You can't, you can only give her tools to help her manage.

Unintrusive fidget toys and periodic breaks to move around in class are a good starting point for managing impulsivity in the classroom. Even if she doesn't qualify for an IEP, she likely qualifies for a 504 and then you can get the accommodations for her written into a document that will follow her year to year. You might also want to take her for an OT evaluation, because if there's a sensory component to her impulsivity, they may be able to help her develop the ability to recognize when her body is feeling a little off kilter and some strategies for getting herself back to a comfortable state. A social skills program might help for the social issues you referenced.

If you try all of these things and she's still struggling, it may be time to consider medication. I get the hesitation, I've been there, but if she simply does not have the ability to meet the expectations set for her without it, it's not fair to keep setting her up to fail.[/quote]

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