medications

[Imaginationmom]

My son is 7 and the start of this school year has been rough. In the past there have been a few school incidents but overall when I would talk to his teachers they would say that he’s well liked and they don’t see too many symptoms in the classroom. He has had a couple incidents in the past at recess but usually sporadic. This week he just seems so deregulated, had issues at recess the last 2 days with hurting another child and had a lot of hands on at soccer yesterday. We always struggle at home between him and his sister and when he’s mad at her or she does something he doesn’t like he immediately goes and does something to her but it hasn’t translated to others outside our house. He does have some anger and aggression struggles but can also be the sweetest most inquisitive child. Overall at home and school we had thought he was doing better but it’s been a tough week. For the most part he had been doing well with school work but I feel like this year his ADHD may be affecting his focus and learning. I had already emailed his teacher to meet with her because I want to hear how he is doing but I was already thinking to talk to his PCP about starting medication to help in school. Now with this week’s struggles being more than in the past my question is does ADHD medication also help with aggression? I’m not sure if it’s mainly impulsivity but even if he has time to think if someone does something to him or he thinks someone did his first thought is always that he wants to hurt them. What helps the most with this type of behavior? He has been in therapy and honestly I’m not sure it’s doing any good and I’m not sure if it’s just not a good fit with his therapist or if therapy isn’t going to help him. She is on maternity leave right now so we are taking a break. I’m just trying to figure out what the best way to help him as I know his self-esteem is definitely affected to as he has told me “I’m bad” which breaks my heart. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!