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I'd tell your son's doctor what's going on. It's possible he needs to have his
dosage adjusted.

Have you tried goal setting? My son is 7 and punishments don't phase him
at all. Seriously, there is no point in trying to discipline him in traditional
manners - all I'll get for it is a blazing tantrum. But when I give him a goal
- do X Y Z for a week and I'll take you kite flying this weekend or whatever -
and remind him daily (or more often!) of the goal and reward if he makes it,
he does it almost every single time.

So - how's it going today?

My son is 7 and got ADHD and Aspergers Syndrome, he is on meds 27 mg concerta and melatonin for night.

Just recently he behavouir is being to become outta control yet again hes being very cheeky shouting back at me, his temper seems to get worse hes being defiant....  im struggling on what to do im still trying to "postive praise" were i can and also have punishments in place which involves re-moving his x-box etc which works well with him. Im finding things really hard with him at the moment..... Just throught id come on here and have a moan cos it always seems to help. Any ideas would be greatful

Ya know ... I think some of it's the age. My older son
who is an extremely easy-going, laid-back child was a
BEAR around the age of 6-7years old, and now, his
younger brother has become the same; challenging, mouthy
and an absolutely STUBBORN creature! (to a much higher
degree, because he understands and enjoys pushing my
buttons! LOL)

I think my son's problem is partially the meds ... he
hasn't had his meds for 3 days this week and his
personality is back to being friendly, outgoing and
normal. But, he's having trouble focusing in school and
finishing his work. He has his 7yr well check-up with
the pediatrician tomorrow so I'm going to ask to see
what we should be doing.

But honestly, I think this age is just hard. They become
more independent (sometimes, more than we'd like them to
be) and they are learning how to manipulate things to
get what they want.

that's my 2cents :)When my daughter's Concerta was too low - I had lots of behavioral problems in the afternoons.  When we upped it slightly, things improved greatly.  It's worth considering - especially if it used to work and things have gotten worse.  If the behavior is new on med's it could be the wrong choice and you could try another.

For my daughter,  we worked on one behavior at a time.  We started with compliance.   What we did was create a simple chart.  Every time she said OK (and did what we asked - no matter how big or small), she got a tally on her chart (you could use stickers or whatever).   Once she earned on,  it was hers to keep.  We didn't take them away.   She used the tallies to earn back her DS and also a new game.  After a couple of months, she told me she didn't need the chart any longer.

What I liked about this was that it was so simple to do.  We have fail miserably with the more complicated charts and tactics.  It was a very positive and focused.
We found that when we raised our son 10.5, from Concerta 27 to 36mg everything clicked into place. He is doing well there, Have you thought about an increase?