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13 year old in psychiatric ward for first time
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 466007" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Yes, it's possible, but don't hang your hat on that. The precautions you are taking sound about as good as you can get. (don't forget scissors, pointy tools like screwdrivers and power tools.)</p><p></p><p>It's great that he's talking. Keep him talking. Get him to monitor his own moods. Wanna die, REALLY wanna die, am thinking of doing something about it, get me to a hospital NOW! Of course find a way that works for you and him together. Because yes, there can be degrees of intensity. I've been through them myself, and so have my kids. Son talks, DD1 doesn't. Talking indicates self-awareness and self-awareness makes a child an equal partner in the treatment team. Especially important if you have to do medication trials.</p><p></p><p>What I do for myself, my kids, and my friends is to try and separate the depressive thoughts from the actual thoughts of the self. If looked at as an actual disease (which it is), and as the cause of this symptom (suicidal or even negative thinking) one can realize that these are not their true feelings, but feelings imposed on them by a mental illness. This is not a magic bullet perspective, but brings a small amount of comfort, and allows for the hope that since it is caused by a disease (or bad medication) then eventually the "feelings" will pass or subside with treatment.</p><p></p><p>by the way how exactly did he kill these animals? Was it accidental - dropping, throwing, sitting on - or intentional - stomping, on, purposely throwing of smashing? With Autism, remorse, as any other emotion is a tricky thing. He may not be expressing it in any conventional way, but that doesn't mean he's not feeling it. Just one more thing to try and get him talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 466007, member: 11965"] Yes, it's possible, but don't hang your hat on that. The precautions you are taking sound about as good as you can get. (don't forget scissors, pointy tools like screwdrivers and power tools.) It's great that he's talking. Keep him talking. Get him to monitor his own moods. Wanna die, REALLY wanna die, am thinking of doing something about it, get me to a hospital NOW! Of course find a way that works for you and him together. Because yes, there can be degrees of intensity. I've been through them myself, and so have my kids. Son talks, DD1 doesn't. Talking indicates self-awareness and self-awareness makes a child an equal partner in the treatment team. Especially important if you have to do medication trials. What I do for myself, my kids, and my friends is to try and separate the depressive thoughts from the actual thoughts of the self. If looked at as an actual disease (which it is), and as the cause of this symptom (suicidal or even negative thinking) one can realize that these are not their true feelings, but feelings imposed on them by a mental illness. This is not a magic bullet perspective, but brings a small amount of comfort, and allows for the hope that since it is caused by a disease (or bad medication) then eventually the "feelings" will pass or subside with treatment. by the way how exactly did he kill these animals? Was it accidental - dropping, throwing, sitting on - or intentional - stomping, on, purposely throwing of smashing? With Autism, remorse, as any other emotion is a tricky thing. He may not be expressing it in any conventional way, but that doesn't mean he's not feeling it. Just one more thing to try and get him talking about. [/QUOTE]
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