bad morning at bus stop | ADHD Information
I just heard for 20minutes from DH, how DS, lost it at the bus stop. Here's what happen..A junior high kid rides his razer down the hill every morning and dumps it off, the elementary kids get the bus 30 minutes later.. Dh has Ds at the stop another boy is riding the razer, DS starts to go off on how the other kid should not be on it etc.. we have told DS, he can't ride it.. this leads to yelling at the other kid, DH tries to talk to DS, then puts his arms on his shoulder to lead him away to talk.. screaming your hurting me, evil dad, etc... DH gets to talk to him, DS is crying etc.. then he gets it together just before the bus.. My DH was so upset, going on and on, about what should have been done.. and why he is doing this if the meds are working!!! isn't true that those of you who say your child is doing better etc.. that they still have out burst and loose control?? DH is like what am I to do??? I really didn't have answer other than to pull him away and talk... Any Ideas??
For some reason, both of my ADD children have fiercly protected rules, reprimanding other children when they see one being broken. My daughter was undiagnosed (until adulthood) and my son has been on medicine that is doing wonderfully in schoolwork issues since last March, but he still comes home some days worked up almost to tears over some child on the bus that moved out of his assigned seat (a rule for the bus is to stay in your assigned seat) while there was a substitute bus driver. I just try to tell my children that yes these children SHOULD follow rules...but if they don't it is really not their place to point that out to them, the adults in their life should do that.
This must be some attribute to ADDers (or at least mine
). My other 2 children do not have an issue when others break the rules, they may mention it in passing but that is where it ends.
My son is also VERY inflexible about rules. He started flag football the other night, first practice. My son got the ball and ran to the wall. Some other child pulled his flag, he wasn't supposed to. My DH said he hada meltdown. I agree with the other post. The children are told to follow rules, I am rigid so when he see's someone breaking the rules, he flipsInteresting. My son freaks out if he sees anyone smoking (we are non smokers), not wearing a seatbelt, not stopping at a robot, or for that matter any kid doing anything that he himself is not allowed to. He has always done this, and we've only just started suspecting ADHD. Suppose he feels it's unfair that while he is not allowed to do it the others are!I see a definite pattern here....My son also has a highly developed sense of fairness and fair play, and can be inflexible about rules. I wonder if it is because our kids get told 'no' so often that they become attuned to when others break the rules?I'll break the pattern........my child is the "rule breaker" and follows everyone not following the rules. He is MUCH better these days, but when other kids are around playing...he is DEAF. not hearing me at all.DillonsMom39023.7201851852