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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My suggestion is to meet with the school counselor and work together on this.  If he is impulsive, it is very hard for something you say at home to stick with him at school. And contrary to what a PP  said, it actually is somewhat typical for ADHD kids to make inappropriate comments -- they don't filter the way other kids do.  Often, they are 2-3 years behind their peers socially and they are looking for attention; when kids laugh, they view that as positive attention, so they continue the behaviors.  You really need to work with the school, his therapist, and doctor to help with that.

Is he on medication for his ADHD?  If not, it may be time to pursue that option.  If he is on medication, you should consider whether it should be adjusted.

I completely understand the desire to punish the behavior, and you certainly can do so, but it likely won't make your son any better at filtering/thinking before he speaks.  Essentially, you punish to make yourself feel like you are doing something and to be able to tell others that you are doing something, but punishing your son isn't going to fix this problem.  [/quote]

Agree that this is the poster with the solid advice here. [/quote]

Yes. This is pp with ADHD who wrote about my friend’s positive experience with military school. I totally agree with this pp and had forgotten that OP had not taken these steps. My concern is that the school counselors may not have the capability to do so. Truly depends on the school and the counselor. Ideally, these steps would have already been taken. [/quote]

ADD mom here again. You can see how impulsive I am from these multiple posts - did not read whole thread through. OP, if your child is not on meds, please follow other pp’s referral to psychiatrist. When an ADD person is not on meds, it is like we have ten conversations going at once inside our heads. I think you should call a meeting with the teacher and counselor and get them to see that you are taking this seriously - a good psych will check with the teachers prior to meds and after to see how your son is doing. They should fill out ratings for symptoms pre and post meds. [/quote]

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