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i've learned to follow my instincts when it comes to social get togethers. Once when we were at a family get together, I could tell my ADHD son was getting overstimulated & hyper(the party went longer than expected & all the kids were running around & playing) but,  stayed because another relative said "you have to stay for the cake". We  said ok we'll stay but, then paid for it when our younger son who is 7 hit our older son.  It was a bit of a scene and we then left. I felt so bad for my two sons. The thing that really bothered me was that had I left when I wanted to, it would not have happened. I've since learned to follow my instincts and not worry about what others might think.  I remember thinking on that day that I didn't want anyone to think we were rude leaving before the cake. Instead I left them with a bad impression of my younger boy who up until that moment was excellent.Are his meds wearing off at this time? I agree it's not age appropriate or typical of ADHD--the DSM doesn't list this as a symptom of ADHD. Is he having rebound from the meds? Has he been compleely diagnosed? ADHD has a few sneaky mimickers. Being tired, imo, isn't an excuse to hurt another child, but he may have more than ADHD going on...again, though, may be rebound from stims. Rebound can be pretty terrible. MomWI38920.8134259259.IMac38944.5562384259

My ADHD (VERY WONDERFUL)son gets real hard to deal with toward the end of the evening, especially when he is overstimulated and tired. We were at a family get together and comments were made like "has he taken his meds?", "why don't you make him mind?" it wasn't issues of making him mind. He couldn't keep his hands to himself, he wanted to play, he started getting rough. I have learned to ignore some behaviors, but could tell it was bothering some, so I thought maybe it was time to go home. When I started getting stuff together to leave, some got irritated with me for leaving (I didn't make a deal of it, just said my son was tired and thought he needed to go to bed). 

How do ya'll deal with situations like this. You want to get together but you know your childs limits?  ARGH!

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I know that, that's why I took him home. Both are typical of ADHD kids, and he works on controlling them, but it's a losing battle when he's too tired.

yes they were.