Talking about running away | ADHD Information

Now ds is just 9 and already talking about running away from home to his grandparents in another state ( they spoil him alot)  It saddens me so greatly this is in his mind.  He says we are rude to him but he does stuff without using any common sense.  He took a fishing pole and started practicing casting in our small garage, with his 4 yr old brother in there and we made him quit he talked about running away the rest of the night.  I told him that would break my heart and he is a very important part of this family we need him and love him.  It didnt seem to make a dent, is that from having aspergers and not feeling empathy? Or having adhd.  I really think the adhd is not under control.  Its so hard waiting for the next med, I know there is no magic pill to fix things but trying to tame this behavior is quite the task, I feel wiped out.   Right now he is writing in a journal, looking up how to spell the word WENT this is on his word wall for years he aces spelling tests but when he wants to put the word in a sentence he cant spell it.  It seems like we should be past this point.  I hope we are going to have a better day tomorrow.sometimes kids will make threats when they feel angry.  some of what you describe is a bit normal but maybe not for a 9 year old.  i would highly doubt a 9 year old would actually follow through with this.  i think he may just be testing his limits to see how far he can go.  keep reassuring him that he's loved but downplay the thoughts of running away.

one aspect of ADHD is a lack of being able to remember previously learned material.  that's why I had such a horrible time with tests all my life.

i talked about and tried running away when i was a teenager.  i was unsuccessful at it because of fear.  i also had a lot of things going on in my life at the time too.  doesn't sound like your son is experiencing that stuff.  running away is scarey.  you could always call his bluff but yet follow him without him knowing.  or maybe even have the local police department talk to him about the dangers of running away.  but only do this if he's still talking about it.