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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll give you some hope.  About 2 weeks ago, DS (12, ADHD/Anxiety/ASD)  tells me not to come out of my room.  Now, we all know that nothing good comes after that statement so I'm bracing myself.  He comes to get me and asks me to go downstairs.  It's 9:30 and I really want to go to bed but I need to see what has happened.

All the shoes were in the shoe rack, the items on the stairs had been put away, the blankets on the couch were folded, the kitchen counter had been cleared, the dog toys were put away, and the various jackets/hoodies had been hung up.  I was speechless.  Then he says....listen, do you hear it.....and he points to the dishwasher which was running.

It hasn't happened again but I now know he's capable of it.  I have to believe they observe and learn more than we think.[/quote]

I love this SO much.

I could have written every word of OPs post about my 11 year old DS w/ADHD and anxiety, especially the tooth brushing game! Infuriating that he will dig in his heels and take more time arguing he has done something he hasn't done than it would take to juuust DO IT. Ugh!! He really does sound so much like your son...I hope we can all get through it. Even with so many supports in place, I do worry about the teen years. My upside is he is hands-down my sweetest, snuggliest, most perceptive kid. When he's not driving me insane he's glued to my side, asking me about my day, wondering how everyone in the family is doing. I know he has a great heart.

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