My son is 7, diagnosed with ADHD and we're going through finding the right dosage of his first stimulants and it's been hell.
One thing he has done for years is he absorbs stories that he watches or reads and right now he's OBSESSED with "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, more obsessed than he's ever been with any book. I think maybe because of his medication, he's like dialed in.
I love that he reads but I think the main character has a lot of bad behaviors and just feels sorry for himself and doesn't learn anything. He's a little wimpy whiney entitled kid who creates problems for himself.
And now my son is telling his therapist he has a bully who is giving him noogies.
He has now admitted no one has laid their hands on him, the he lied about it, and he got the idea from his book but the kid is calling him a tiny baby.
Well, I know my son's antagonizing this kid also and making this second grader feel like shit cause he can't read when my son is coming from a lower class to do his reading. (We have a meeting scheduled to talk with the teacher already but I think)
I think it's time for a switch up though and hopefully find him a new obsession.
Are there any good chapter books with a strong kid that learns lessons and tries to have a growth mindset?