I don't know if this is going to help, but it helped my son with his explosive anger to get him into activities such as Karate. The disipline that he learned was great. The self control was awsome. He isn't in it anymore he did reach his second degree senior black belt and assist instructors certificate. Their are other sports you can try. I hope that this helps a little at least.

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Oh if only I could afford to send my four to karate or whatever my brother does with his son. I am so considering even sending my oldest through the JrROTC program at the junior high. Anger.... oh boy... yeah been there done that have the Tshirt and own stock in it... four times over. Between my husband and three kids with problems with anger and emotions it's like the next nuclear bomb just ticking away at my house. I have two though in baseball but I cannot get my oldest interested in anything. So I am waiting to either win the lotto or find someone in my family kind enough to pay for my kids to go into something that can channel their emotions and let them learn some more discipline and consistency and control.

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Oh yes, I know about anger control issues. My son and I have a problem with it. I put my son into Karate and it was the best thing for him. Self control, dissipline and much more than I expected. He is now 20 yrs old and continues to have self control.

Me, I went to therapy for a couple of years before the consequences started to affect my behavior. I stuck it out though and it was really worth it.

jr ROTC would really be good. They have to answer to and take responsibility for the grades they make also. Anger issues can be delt with if done early enough. It will be easier for them to respond to discipline in the future.

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I understand how you feel. Our 10 year old was diagnosed with Asperger's and ADHD 5 years ago. He was on a hairtrigger to violence until we got the right medication. He's now on daily prozac, risperdal (3x) and adderall. The risperdal made a HUGE difference and just takes the edge off the anger. It's allowed him to develop better overall behavior and monitor himself since he has a few seconds to think before clobbering his sister or throwing something. He can even apologize and mean it without being prompted. Maybe someday he'll outgrow the need for medication, but for now it works very well in his biochemistry.

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