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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 294858" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>My easy child/difficult child was a gifted student, a golf/basketball and baseball All Star who even played in the Youth World Series. His circle of friends included the teens who were community leaders and from families who cared. My husband and I loved him to death (still do) and "thought" he was destined to be the happiest most productive of all the children we raised.</p><p> </p><p>He had two personal traumas at 14 (bioDad and a Coach) and life has never been the same. His friends all changed and he began to smoke pot regularly and experiment with pills etc. He is now 22 and we have only heard the FU since he had brain surgery and began down the road of alcoholism. So...based on our experiences these are my suggestions:</p><p>1. Don't expect addiction to "look like" addiction.</p><p>2. A NeuroPsychologist can do a full evaluation that will indicate which parts of the brain are functioning correctly/incorrectly. Brain injury is not "seen" by simple tests as often as it is "identified" via specific diagnostic testing.</p><p>3. Don't discount that he may have suffered an emotional trauma that he is not willing or capable of sharing. It is not unusual, for ex., for boys to be exploited or embarrassed by peers or coaches in a sexual way. Parents can't imagine but although not common it is not rare and sometimes good athletes who turn away from sports are giving this signal.</p><p> </p><p>I feel your pain. You and your son will be in my thoughts & prayers. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 294858, member: 35"] My easy child/difficult child was a gifted student, a golf/basketball and baseball All Star who even played in the Youth World Series. His circle of friends included the teens who were community leaders and from families who cared. My husband and I loved him to death (still do) and "thought" he was destined to be the happiest most productive of all the children we raised. He had two personal traumas at 14 (bioDad and a Coach) and life has never been the same. His friends all changed and he began to smoke pot regularly and experiment with pills etc. He is now 22 and we have only heard the FU since he had brain surgery and began down the road of alcoholism. So...based on our experiences these are my suggestions: 1. Don't expect addiction to "look like" addiction. 2. A NeuroPsychologist can do a full evaluation that will indicate which parts of the brain are functioning correctly/incorrectly. Brain injury is not "seen" by simple tests as often as it is "identified" via specific diagnostic testing. 3. Don't discount that he may have suffered an emotional trauma that he is not willing or capable of sharing. It is not unusual, for ex., for boys to be exploited or embarrassed by peers or coaches in a sexual way. Parents can't imagine but although not common it is not rare and sometimes good athletes who turn away from sports are giving this signal. I feel your pain. You and your son will be in my thoughts & prayers. DDD [/QUOTE]
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