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<blockquote data-quote="dstc_99" data-source="post: 642619" data-attributes="member: 15473"><p>GR,</p><p>You guys are literally in a prison of your own. You can't trust difficult child around things and you can't control her either.</p><p> </p><p>At this point you have a 17 year old CHILD living in your home. I don't mean that she isn't physically grown I mean mentally she never will be. You should apply for services for her. With her mental delays and low IQ I would think she would be eligible. I think you are in a bad spot all in all. You have a physically grown child who has the mentality of a elementary school kid. She probably understands right and wrong but isn't truly able to comprehend the concept of what can happen when she does wrong. Having her arrested probably wouldn't change this. She has already been removed from her home basically due to bad behavior. Sending her to jail would be a similar consequence.</p><p> </p><p>From what I have read this child will need some support for the rest of her life. I'm no expert but I would think it would be similar to what MWM has for Sonic. People to assist her with getting a functioning life and managing herself. (as much or as little as is needed) She wont be able to stay in a boarding school forever and her attitude makes it nearly impossible for you to be her care taker for the many years to come. What is the schools hope for her? Do they think she can be a functioning member of society on her own? Do they think she will need support? How much support? Unless you want to be caring for her until your dead she needs to get the services that will allow her to live as healthy a life as possible.</p><p> </p><p>While I understand the need to punish and the need to keep these things from happening I just don't know if the answer for a mentally disabled child is the law.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dstc_99, post: 642619, member: 15473"] GR, You guys are literally in a prison of your own. You can't trust difficult child around things and you can't control her either. At this point you have a 17 year old CHILD living in your home. I don't mean that she isn't physically grown I mean mentally she never will be. You should apply for services for her. With her mental delays and low IQ I would think she would be eligible. I think you are in a bad spot all in all. You have a physically grown child who has the mentality of a elementary school kid. She probably understands right and wrong but isn't truly able to comprehend the concept of what can happen when she does wrong. Having her arrested probably wouldn't change this. She has already been removed from her home basically due to bad behavior. Sending her to jail would be a similar consequence. From what I have read this child will need some support for the rest of her life. I'm no expert but I would think it would be similar to what MWM has for Sonic. People to assist her with getting a functioning life and managing herself. (as much or as little as is needed) She wont be able to stay in a boarding school forever and her attitude makes it nearly impossible for you to be her care taker for the many years to come. What is the schools hope for her? Do they think she can be a functioning member of society on her own? Do they think she will need support? How much support? Unless you want to be caring for her until your dead she needs to get the services that will allow her to live as healthy a life as possible. While I understand the need to punish and the need to keep these things from happening I just don't know if the answer for a mentally disabled child is the law. [/QUOTE]
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