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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 509431" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>It's always so tricky to advocate. Some will think it is enabling,when they don't agree with you. Some will think it is a disrespectful kid when it is a kid advocating for themselves.As an adult I have trouble doing this at times. </p><p></p><p>Our difficult child tried and tried to advocate for herself(with our support and using the facilities procedures) to see a dermatologist while she was in state Residential Treatment Center (RTC). She had a precription which our dermatologist had given her, but they would not let her use the brush she needed to get to her back. She had huge cysts all over her back. We finially intervened. They still would not let her use a scrubber to reach her back so the medications would work. We filed a complaint-these cysts were painful,some on her bra-line, and have left terrible scars. Our compalint fell on deaf ears. It was used against us in court and we were called "enablers".. when the state ispection board finially got involved, JJs and my husband and I all filed formal complaints. They were punished. By this time difficult child had tried to committ suicide with pills they had left out (another issue they were in trouble for) and the judge released her from jjs to us. </p><p></p><p>Nobody loves our kids like we do. Nobody knows their kid like we do. And trusting them to others in sometimes rigid situations and with rigid and often jaded people is tough. Finding that line of speaking up for yourself and opposition is tricky. He sounds like he is trying. I'm really glad he is willing to try being off medications and also willing to go back on if he needs to. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 509431, member: 11001"] It's always so tricky to advocate. Some will think it is enabling,when they don't agree with you. Some will think it is a disrespectful kid when it is a kid advocating for themselves.As an adult I have trouble doing this at times. Our difficult child tried and tried to advocate for herself(with our support and using the facilities procedures) to see a dermatologist while she was in state Residential Treatment Center (RTC). She had a precription which our dermatologist had given her, but they would not let her use the brush she needed to get to her back. She had huge cysts all over her back. We finially intervened. They still would not let her use a scrubber to reach her back so the medications would work. We filed a complaint-these cysts were painful,some on her bra-line, and have left terrible scars. Our compalint fell on deaf ears. It was used against us in court and we were called "enablers".. when the state ispection board finially got involved, JJs and my husband and I all filed formal complaints. They were punished. By this time difficult child had tried to committ suicide with pills they had left out (another issue they were in trouble for) and the judge released her from jjs to us. Nobody loves our kids like we do. Nobody knows their kid like we do. And trusting them to others in sometimes rigid situations and with rigid and often jaded people is tough. Finding that line of speaking up for yourself and opposition is tricky. He sounds like he is trying. I'm really glad he is willing to try being off medications and also willing to go back on if he needs to. :) [/QUOTE]
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