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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I have the same question as a PP— is he impulsive and/or forgetful about other things? I have ADHD and it manifested as being “unmannerly” (not necessarily rude, although sometimes) when I was that age. There’s some difficulty with social cues that comes with it. Just food for thought.[/quote]

OP here. He’s somewhat impulsive and forgetful. He does a lot of talking with others at school when he shouldn’t be and doesn’t always get his own work completed. He can focus really well on things he’s interested in, but has a hard time with not getting distracted when asked to do something he’s not as interested in. I actually was diagnosed with ADHD Inattentive when I was in high school. Maybe he’s on a similar path, but I want to try to reinforce using good manners consistently regardless. If he does have ADHD then we have extra work we need to do. [/quote]

I’m the PP you’re responding to. As you must know, “focusing really well on things you’re interested in” is a hallmark of ADHD (when the difference is much more pronounced than usual). Regardless of a diagnosis, if your DS is even ADHD adjacent, it’s not just extra work that you’ll need to do, but different work with an adjusted mindset. It wouldn’t hurt to look into advice with helping kids specifically with ADHD with social skills— it’s just a different animal. And at least in my case, I hated that my social skills were a bit off... I definitely wasn’t missing cues or struggling because I didn’t care or thought it was funny to be rude (though I can see how that could end up being a defense mechanism). [/quote]

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