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<blockquote data-quote="change" data-source="post: 363544" data-attributes="member: 4808"><p>Hi,</p><p>This sounds very, very similar to my situation except my daughter is adopted. The behaviors are almost identical. Really. My daughter is currently hospitalized...going on a month now. Thankfully, it's fully covered by her insurance. Even though it's been frustrating because the doctor won't communicate much with us, they are willing to keep her for this long and this would have been a huge help during the school year (I am a teacher). I'm off right now so I am perturbed because now is the time when I CAN supervise her 24/7 and not be as stressed out about her behavior. I've only been off for 1 1/2 weeks though. I advise you to get some kind of diagnosis first...even if it's ODD...so you can then sign up for something like MHMRA. I don't know if that's a Texas thing or if they have something like it everywhere. I do know it has nothing to do with socioeconomic status. It has to do with a mental health disorder diagnosis and once they have it, you go and sign them up for these services and they then get all kinds of services. I actually haven't done it yet but my daughter has Medicaid because she is a former ward of the state. Another parent was telling me that MHMRA services are even better. </p><p> </p><p>My other suggestion is to get her into a Boys and Girls Club during the day since you have to work. I'm pretty sure they're free or close to it. They work with at-risk kids. My daughter is just like yours and I have been able to get her into several programs (I'm always upfront with them about her behavior). Sometimes she is asked to leave after some time but at least they give me fair warning. It's better than having her home destroying our home or out shoplifting from neighborhood stores.</p><p> </p><p>Feeling your pain...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="change, post: 363544, member: 4808"] Hi, This sounds very, very similar to my situation except my daughter is adopted. The behaviors are almost identical. Really. My daughter is currently hospitalized...going on a month now. Thankfully, it's fully covered by her insurance. Even though it's been frustrating because the doctor won't communicate much with us, they are willing to keep her for this long and this would have been a huge help during the school year (I am a teacher). I'm off right now so I am perturbed because now is the time when I CAN supervise her 24/7 and not be as stressed out about her behavior. I've only been off for 1 1/2 weeks though. I advise you to get some kind of diagnosis first...even if it's ODD...so you can then sign up for something like MHMRA. I don't know if that's a Texas thing or if they have something like it everywhere. I do know it has nothing to do with socioeconomic status. It has to do with a mental health disorder diagnosis and once they have it, you go and sign them up for these services and they then get all kinds of services. I actually haven't done it yet but my daughter has Medicaid because she is a former ward of the state. Another parent was telling me that MHMRA services are even better. My other suggestion is to get her into a Boys and Girls Club during the day since you have to work. I'm pretty sure they're free or close to it. They work with at-risk kids. My daughter is just like yours and I have been able to get her into several programs (I'm always upfront with them about her behavior). Sometimes she is asked to leave after some time but at least they give me fair warning. It's better than having her home destroying our home or out shoplifting from neighborhood stores. Feeling your pain... [/QUOTE]
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