Hi, I sent 2 desperate posts yesterday and it seems all yesterday and today have been consumed with my sons and issues at his school. I am emotionally drained. I spoke to his teacher again this morn and she is putting some strategies into place for all the boys concerned. I also spoke at length with 2 of the boys parents (I of course, had to approach them) and it appears there is alot of general rhyming teasing going on but when someone says they've had enough everyone will stop EXEPT MY SON! He will keep up with it till the other child gets so frustrated and it then spirals downwards from there. With my son it is "constant" whereas the other kids will all do these things every now and then. My son has also beeen described as being very "intense" for her son and my son just dosnt know when to let up. In fact these parents were hoping the boys would be in seperate classes this year thinking "space apart" would do them good.
The school has strategies in place, I am aseeing a specialist next week for review of meds, I am aiming at seeing a therapist or someone who specialises in social interaction and we are discussing and trying to educate our son from home.
Has anyone else had issues like these, read any helpful books I can get my hands on or any other advice in general?
Thanks heaps.
Marlene
Hi--I am new to this forum and after reading your post, I didn't feel so alone and I was overwhelmed by how I feel exactly like you. I've been so consumed with my son's behavior lately and feel lost at the end of the day and find myself spinning not knowing what to do next. Everyone else in my home pays the price and gets none of my attention or patience, because I have none left. My son's behavior due his ADHD has also made him a target at school and I'd say it's been a few years since he's had any real friends. He's ok at school in groups, but can't seem to connect on weekends or summers with any one person. I know this is due to his behavior and my heart breaks for him. He gets very angry during sports if things don't go his way and while we try to coach him through, he always blames someone else. He wants attention, yet we can't seem to convince him that he's attracting the wrong kind of attention. He goes to middle school this fall and I'm so scared he'll be crucified by the older kids for acting the way he does. I wish I had some advice for you....I feel I am in the eye of a hurricane right now and it feels good to know I am not alone. I guess always know that you are a good mom for doing all you can for your child and as hard as it is some days, just love him and let him you are there for him.Im new here too, this is exactly what our son does to, and it makes him a target because of it as well. He also doesn't know when to quite as he is very easily over stimulated and gets to excited with what ever it is that he is doing. It's so frustrating because even warning him in the moment doesn't work, it's to late by that point. I feel bad for him as he thinks "everyone makes fun of him" and says that "everyone hates him". When my husband and I get the chance to watch him in action with kids he just gets to animated and spazzy and then the other kids just look at each other and then turn on him. I get mad but mostly feel sooo bad. He seeks out kids and is very social all he wants to do is play with kids, and I've told him on more than one occasion if it weren't for him the kids in the neighborhood would be so bored. He comes up with these fantastic game ideas to play outside. We are working on it though, I won't give up. He deserves to be happy.You need to do cold calls to Occupational or Speech Therapy Centers. That's who provides social skills classes, but they usually don't advertise it.