Well, munchkin #3 strikes again. My "welcome" to the new week was a call from the principal saying he stole some pens and pencils from his special ed teacher. He loves this teacher, I can't imagine what he was thinking. Or, that he was thinking at all! The principal stressed that he told the truth when confronted, so I guess that is something. I personally hate lying, but I do understand kids do it. I'm glad maybe the years of stressing the importance of telling the truth seemed to have sunk in.
We asked him why he did it and he replied, "Because I wanted them." This is a 10-year-old, not a kid in kindergarten. He knows better. The principal said he is not acting like himself at school and we've noticed some of the same behaviors at home. He has no impulse control at all. He's more defiant; more aggressive. I don't know what this is - could puberty be starting so soon? Or is this something to do with the medication we switched him to back in November? Or, something else entirely? Sometimes it's all a guessing game.
He did get tears in his eyes when we pushed him on why he would do this. He mentioned kids teasing him at school and insisted his tics are worse at school than at home. Guess I need to call his teacher in the morning and verify that. Sometimes he gets an exaggerated idea in his head and it's real to him, but not to the rest of us. However, it's entirely possible he is getting more nervous at school due to the teasing, which will increase the tics. It can be a vicious circle. Any strong emotions - even positive ones - will make them worse.
I am so glad we see the TS doc next week. He's going to get an earful!
