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12 year old doesn't know when to stop

My 11 year old son has been using alot of profanity in school plus he doesn't know when to stop horsing around.  He has a tendancy to bother other children until they get so mad and annoyed at him that they don't want anything to do with him.  When we ask him what happened, we never get the truth and he always blames someone else and claims he has witnesses that he didn't do anything. He doesn't have alot of friends, no one calls for him to play, he thinks he knows it all and he lies alot.  I am at my breaking point and don't know what to do.  He was diagnoised ADHD and is on Adderall.  We have tried taking away computers, PS3, TV, etc but nothing works.
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535822 tn?1443976780
It could be that he is "showing'Off and it is a means of bravado to curse I expect the other boys do it also, perhaps also check out if it could be the med ask your Doctor. I would say he is copying someone with the rough housing ,he cant do it alone it takes twoand yes once they get into middle school they are likely to aquire more of these habits.Does he say the other boys do it.  
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He just started to behave like this.  I know boys will curse but it seems like my son doesn't know when to stop.  He'll keep going back and forth with a class mate and when the other child tries to walk away or turns away, my son just continues.  No one curses in our home but I do understand in middle school, kids do.  It doesn't make it right but how do I get my son to stop and realize it's enough.  Should I change his medication strenght or try a new medication?  We are going to change therapist, since I believe the one we have isn't helping much.  The rough housing stuff is definitely a learned behavior but I don't know from where.  Is it that he tries too hard to be friends with someone that it goes over board?
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535822 tn?1443976780
Has he learnt this behavior from any other Family member, or did he simply start to behave like this? Children copy and if his Dad or sibling has rough housed thats whsat he will do and at school , learned behavior is"nt simply for at home.Smae with Profanity , so who is doing that around him?or possible school friends.I dont think Children lie a lot and they are:nt clever at it anyway he is learning this behavior.
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