Seeking Advice for My Son's Classroom Blurting Behavior

Here's a recent conversation I had with a parent who was concerned about her son's classroom behavior.  And that's even with support.  

Here are the positives to note: 

1. Her son has a 504 plan.
2. Accountability strategies are in place. 

If your kiddo is diagnosed with ADHD. They should have a 504 plan. 

Worried Parent: 

Hey, I don’t know if you offer free advice like this individually haha but I thought I’d try my luck.

My 10-year-old boy who is medicated for his ADHD has a 504 plan at school and we recently implemented a daily goals report card for him. His goal is to get 80% which he has consistently received since using this system from the beginning of January.

He has never not met his goal and has often times exceeded it even getting 100% a few times. My concern is that the one comment that is written on his goals paperwork by his teacher almost every single day is that he is blurting out in class.

It seems to be during the same time of his day almost every time but I’m at a loss of what to do that we haven’t already done to try and help him with this specific behavior.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. We’ve been on a 6-month waiting list to receive parent training.

How You Can Help: 

First off, love how much you are advocating for your son. Kiddos with ADHD hear 10,000 more negative comments by age 10 than their typically developing peers. 

It can be so frustrating when it's a repeated behavior, but this is very common because of their lagging episodic memory (ability to learn from past experiences and bring them into the present moment). 

To me, it sounds like a proactive approach needs to be implemented. A lot of times kids with ADHD blurt out what they want to say out of impulse but also because if they don't they will forget it. 

Could the teacher give him an ideas notebook? When he has a thought he can put it down in the notebook and then have a chance to share his thoughts at the end. It will take some time for him to be consistent,  but the more positive reinforcement the teacher can give him the better.

Clearly, the positive reinforcement works with him since his daily goals report card is working. 

I hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions. Cheering you, your son, your school, and your entire family on!