Kim- He also threw away his ADHD medicine. He technically doesn't know that he has ADHD nor do the children at school. We don't talk about it much. We see a doctor about it often and I'll say things like "You need to focus and calm down..." or I'll explain that we are doing this or that to help him focus and stay calm. So basically, he understands that he has difficulties focusing and sleeping but I haven't came out and said "You've got this disease, something is wrong with you..." I don't ever want to him to have the impression that something is wrong with him for a number of reasons so I kind of tip toe around the subject.

This morning, I explained again what each pill was though..."This one is for your allergies, if you do not take it, we will not be able to keep our pets. This one if to open your lungs so that you can breathe well. If you do not take this, you could have an asthma attack and die. This one if to help you stay calm and focused for school. If you don't take it, you are going to have a rough day at school."

I think you all are right. This is because of what is going on. He's misbehaved more in the past month then the past few years put together. I am going to take the gentle approach when he gets home. Explain to him how important he is to me. I think this is a sign that Mike and I need to focus extra on him. He's not going to adjust as well as we thought, so we need to make sure he feels loved and gets attention.