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Any Help for ADHD Teen with Behavioral Problems Only (no academic issues)?
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<blockquote data-quote="stressbunny" data-source="post: 255953"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Thanks everyone! I appreciate all of your thoughts and encouragement.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">It is so great that there is a place for parents like us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I doubt a 504 plan would actually help in this situation. You're right that the law does not distinguish between difficult children and the general population in terms of consequences. It's hard for others to see how impaired my difficult child really is in terms of his cause and effect thinking and spontaneous decision making, because he otherwise seems like a regular kid. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">This is the first time difficult child was caught stealing anything at school - ever. In fact, last year, he did not misbehave at school at all in any way - not one call, note home, or anything. His teachers like him, and he has friends and participates in sports. We were SO happy! This is a setback, indicating he is still struggling with impulse control issues.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">We didn't buy him his own ipod because we know how much of a distraction it is in school. Of course, then he must have wanted one so much that he stole it. According to him, he rationalized it by thinking to himself that the boy he stole it from doesn't like him and that he has enough money to replace it anyway. So we talked a lot about his wrong thinking/rationalizing and the seriousness of this legally.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">difficult child does not have an IEP of any kind. Unfortunately, the school says he does not qualify because his academic performance is not suffering. It's more the behavioral/social stuff. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">difficult child has stolen some change from our vehicle in the past. I suspect he has also taken some of my special ink pens. He has lied to us about various things to avoid getting in trouble on other occasions. I really hate it when he lies.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I pray this won't happen again - ever, but my intuition tells me that it probably will because he doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes. He functions in the moment and typically acts first and thinks later.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I wish I knew what to do.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Stressbunny</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stressbunny, post: 255953"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Thanks everyone! I appreciate all of your thoughts and encouragement. It is so great that there is a place for parents like us. I doubt a 504 plan would actually help in this situation. You're right that the law does not distinguish between difficult children and the general population in terms of consequences. It's hard for others to see how impaired my difficult child really is in terms of his cause and effect thinking and spontaneous decision making, because he otherwise seems like a regular kid. This is the first time difficult child was caught stealing anything at school - ever. In fact, last year, he did not misbehave at school at all in any way - not one call, note home, or anything. His teachers like him, and he has friends and participates in sports. We were SO happy! This is a setback, indicating he is still struggling with impulse control issues. We didn't buy him his own ipod because we know how much of a distraction it is in school. Of course, then he must have wanted one so much that he stole it. According to him, he rationalized it by thinking to himself that the boy he stole it from doesn't like him and that he has enough money to replace it anyway. So we talked a lot about his wrong thinking/rationalizing and the seriousness of this legally. difficult child does not have an IEP of any kind. Unfortunately, the school says he does not qualify because his academic performance is not suffering. It's more the behavioral/social stuff. difficult child has stolen some change from our vehicle in the past. I suspect he has also taken some of my special ink pens. He has lied to us about various things to avoid getting in trouble on other occasions. I really hate it when he lies. I pray this won't happen again - ever, but my intuition tells me that it probably will because he doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes. He functions in the moment and typically acts first and thinks later. I wish I knew what to do. Stressbunny [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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