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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm the mom of an ADHD son.  My opinion is that you should take this as a warning "ping."  I don't think that it warrants a trip to the psychologist, yet.  This does all kind of fall within the realm of normal kid behavior, but I know that these kinds of incidents make parents of ADHD kid anxious because we are always seeing these behaviors in our kids, but to an extreme degree, so we get alarmed.

But a little flag has gone up and you need to take into consideration the overall pattern of behavior.  If this is an isolated incident, let him serve his time and that is that.  If he has an interest in/tendency toward violent play, I agree that you should limit that.  In particular, this is not a kid who should be playing even mildly violent video games.  You don't need to make this about his ADHD.  Just tell him "these are our family rules, end of story."

However, if this is the latest in a string of issues and you are starting to feel uneasy, by all means consult someone.  Just make sure you find someone really really good because I think a bad therapist can do more harm than good.

Good luck.  It sounds like you are on top of the situation and are reacting reasonably.  [/quote]

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