haylez01
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Post by haylez01 on Aug 26, 2014 20:35:30 GMT
Hi this is my first post on here, just a question really, does anyone know if there is a link to a child who had ADHD and stealing at all??? I have a 8 year old who was diagnosed a few months ago with ADHD and stealing is becoming a problem and I am worried sick
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Post by carly31 on Aug 27, 2014 8:35:43 GMT
Well, I'm not sure if it's linked directly to adhd but stealing is a pretty exciting thing to do and might be linked to impulse control. It's high risk and rewarded by the thing you steal! I used to steal a lot when I was younger but now I'm too nervous. My mum took me to the police station when she found loads of stuff under my bed but that didn't really stop me from doing it. I was more embarrassed about having to apologise to the shop keeper. I had a whole host of other trauma to deal with as well as my undiagnosed adhd.
I guess what I would have liked from my parents would have been them to talk to me to find out why I was doing it and trying to find something else to replace the buzz. Treating it more like an addiction than something to be punished about. Punishments just drove a wedge between me and my family. Just made me feel less involved and isolated. I guess it's hard when you're so emotionally involved, but maybe you can relate to a time when you did something you knew was bad and then imagine how you would talk to the child you to try and get them to understand the consequences of this behaviour? I write letters to myself (like agony aunt) feels a bit silly but you get to see yourself from an outsiders viewpoint.
If you have a hyperactive child then sports is a brilliant outlet for their need for excitement - sport keeps me together!
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