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<blockquote data-quote="DadFirst" data-source="post: 335211" data-attributes="member: 8834"><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">JJJ, </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I think the medications are at least close enough for now because prior to medications, he'd rage once or twice a month, sometimes twice a week. He'd also go into a depressive state for days at a time quite frequently. Since medications and subsequent tweaking, he's raged once in 6 months and no noticeable, extended depressive state.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The behavioral/motivational/educational/law breaking issues are our biggest concern at this point. It's been tremendously stressful on the family and appears to recently be further affecting doodlebug.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The good news of the day is I spoke earlier to a therapist who has had his daughter in the program we are considering and works with several other families and kids that are there now or who have been in the past. My LW and I are going to meet with him tomorrow for a more thorough discussion. He totally confirmed my choice in programs. After literally months of research, it was so nice to hear from someone who has been there done that.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">If anyone is currently undergoing the same research process, contact me personally and I'll be happy to send you my research notes on dozens and dozens of programs. Of course, they're specific to my difficult child and his needs and may not be at all appropriate for yours. But, they could also save you a boatload of time.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">by the way, how do you put a picture in your header instead of your signature?</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DadFirst, post: 335211, member: 8834"] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3]JJJ, [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3]I think the medications are at least close enough for now because prior to medications, he'd rage once or twice a month, sometimes twice a week. He'd also go into a depressive state for days at a time quite frequently. Since medications and subsequent tweaking, he's raged once in 6 months and no noticeable, extended depressive state.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3]The behavioral/motivational/educational/law breaking issues are our biggest concern at this point. It's been tremendously stressful on the family and appears to recently be further affecting doodlebug.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3]The good news of the day is I spoke earlier to a therapist who has had his daughter in the program we are considering and works with several other families and kids that are there now or who have been in the past. My LW and I are going to meet with him tomorrow for a more thorough discussion. He totally confirmed my choice in programs. After literally months of research, it was so nice to hear from someone who has been there done that.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3]If anyone is currently undergoing the same research process, contact me personally and I'll be happy to send you my research notes on dozens and dozens of programs. Of course, they're specific to my difficult child and his needs and may not be at all appropriate for yours. But, they could also save you a boatload of time.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3]by the way, how do you put a picture in your header instead of your signature?[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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