Sorry if this is long!
I have an 8 year old who is increasingly getting more difficult to look after. He is fine in school and doing very well, bright and has friends but home is a different story and today has really made me think! My neighbour opposite had been watching my sons playing (my husband was outside to working on something) and said I should go to the doctor as he is a very typical ADHD child.. (she works as a carer as far as I'm aware)
Main things that concern me about him
He has an awful temper. He will explode very easily and call me an idiot tell me to shut up, I use time outs toys taken away etc as punishment but nothing works.
He often has outbursts where he has to scream or shout or run around
He likes to be the boss. He has plenty of friends but he does like to be the leader and is quite controlling etc
He is always losing things (most recent, his wallet)
He hates waiting his turn. On sports day only him and two other boys were the only ones not standing and waiting, constantly fidgeting swinging his arms etc
He says he can't control his anger sometimes and punches walls in a mood. He now says things like he thinks he is a bad boy and it breaks my heart. We are away next week so I'll be going to the doctors our return just wanted some advice or stories to hear. Every day is exhausting and hard work and I just want to help him.