Why Your Child's ADHD Outbursts Are So Explosive — and Isolating
Transitions are more than tough. They are torture. Our daughter’s angry outbursts are tiring, hurtful, and persistent. For a long time, we felt alone in our daily battles. Then we learned about the connection between ADHD and explosive behavior, and some expert strategies for reclaiming calm for everyone in the family.
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My son and I went through parent-child interactive therapy. Then, as soon as he was old enough, medication. But not for ADHD—for anxiety. It’s a relatively gentle approach. The change has been very slow, and very hard-won. But we have reduced outbursts by at least 75%. Frustration can be driven by fear. The medication
seems to give him breathing room between himself and his emotions. He is less instantaneously driven by them. I see him making choices, even bad ones. Which is different than simply reacting 120% to everything, and feeling everything 130%. Life when you gave persistent anxiety and ADHD is just exhausting.
Thank you so much for this article. I could completely relate, and shared it with my husband and older daughter (in relation to my 10 year old daughter, who has ADHD).
If you have an explosive child, there is no better resource than Dr. Ross Greene’s book, The Explosive Child. It provides real tools and understanding that are life-changing.