DS 7 with ADHD, always starts mucking about when we're getting ready to go out anywhere fun

[PhilomenaButterfly]

He said today it's because he's excited. How can I just get him to get dressed?

[Thekidsarefightingagain]

Same here - have resorted to bribery with my ADHD ds although countdowns work well. I've given up on my NT dd and am getting her dressed myself!

[PhilomenaButterfly]

Hmm bribery... I think countdowns would work similarly to natural consequences of being late, they'd just make him more hyper.

[LIZS]

Can you get him dressed then tell him, allowing time for him to process it before leaving.

[PhilomenaButterfly]

I'll have to train myself to do that.

Like yesterday, we were meeting my aunt at the station, and she was taking the DC to hers until Saturday.

You mean not mention the trip at all before he's dressed?

[LIZS]

If that is possible.

[PhilomenaButterfly]

It's worth a try. Thanks.

[SleepyPaws]

I agree try not to mention what you are doing until he's dressed, it causes problems for us as our boy is somethings hesitant to go anywhere so if he's not dressed we sometimes struggle to get him out!

[PhilomenaButterfly]

Well, I'll put it to the test on Sunday, we're going to McDonald's for breakfast.

Thanks all.

[SleepyPaws]

Good luck 😃 one last tip, don't build up the 'it's time to get dressed' comments, I get his clothes together and take them to him wherever he is in the house at that time, spring it on him before he has chance to protest 😃 far easier than trying to get him upstairs to do it.

[PhilomenaButterfly]

OK. Thanks!

[PhilomenaButterfly]

He already knew we were coming, we come every holiday the day before going back to school, but he still got ready very quickly.

[1shotcappuccino]

We still have this with Ds (12). We put his clothes on the bannister and he gets dressed every day before going downstairs. This way he is ready to go! We also have a clock in the living room as a visual reminder but still have to chase him to get his shoes on etc .

[PhilomenaButterfly]

No stairs here, but we do the same thing. Dressed before breakfast. He'll still throw clothes and himself about for an hour. He just doesn't care about being late. He did it this morning because he was already hyper over an argument with DD over a seat they both wanted.

[Medee]

We've just had an ADHD diagnosis so am putting my toes in the water regarding forums and the like. I can't understand why my daughter can't get ready for something faster, even when it something she wants to do, unlike say school!

[megletthesecond]

My ds is like this. I swear he'd make us late for Disney if we ever went.

[WhoKnewBeefStew]

I don’t tell my dd about anything she might be excited about until we are ‘trady’ Otherwise I’m in for weeks/hours/minutes of nightmare behaviour

[WhoKnewBeefStew]

I’ve also got some hard and fast rules

No one goes down stairs until they are washed, dressed, teeth and hair brushed

Straight into the kitchen for breakfast once down stairs

No tb/toys until that’s all done

Otherwise I never get everyone out of the house on time