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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 683447" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>Welcome to the group Pink.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you decided to share. Your story is a familiar one to so many of us here.</p><p></p><p>You sound like you have a good grasp of the reality of your son's situation. It's never easy for us parents but with detachment we are able to go on with our own lives.</p><p></p><p>My son too has a hard time getting along with people and has a high IQ which lends him to feel superior to everyone. He chooses to live a life of wandering through the southwest states. Somehow he manages just as your son is.</p><p></p><p>My son was diagnosed many years ago with ODD but after being here on this site and learning from others as to certain behaviors, I would guess that my son is Bi-Polar.</p><p></p><p>Whether or not these adult children of ours have mental issues, they still have free will to choose how they will live their lives. There are many people who have mental challenges but they still manage to live a life that is responsible and free from chaos. They choose to take their medications and continue with therapy. My son would rather self medicate and since he "knows more than a psychiatrist" why would he need one - (he actually told me this once).</p><p>I have a friend who is autistic and lives a very responsible life. My neighbors son has aspergers and he also is very responsible.</p><p>They both have made a choice to work on their behaviors, to learn coping skills and this is something my son would never admit to needing. What's interesting about my son is he uses the "victim role" whenever he can yet he would never admit it.</p><p></p><p>I have accepted my son's life choices. I will never understand it, but I do accept it.</p><p></p><p>Again, I'm glad you shared.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/group-hug.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":group-hug:" title="group hug :group-hug:" data-shortname=":group-hug:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 683447, member: 18516"] Welcome to the group Pink. I'm glad you decided to share. Your story is a familiar one to so many of us here. You sound like you have a good grasp of the reality of your son's situation. It's never easy for us parents but with detachment we are able to go on with our own lives. My son too has a hard time getting along with people and has a high IQ which lends him to feel superior to everyone. He chooses to live a life of wandering through the southwest states. Somehow he manages just as your son is. My son was diagnosed many years ago with ODD but after being here on this site and learning from others as to certain behaviors, I would guess that my son is Bi-Polar. Whether or not these adult children of ours have mental issues, they still have free will to choose how they will live their lives. There are many people who have mental challenges but they still manage to live a life that is responsible and free from chaos. They choose to take their medications and continue with therapy. My son would rather self medicate and since he "knows more than a psychiatrist" why would he need one - (he actually told me this once). I have a friend who is autistic and lives a very responsible life. My neighbors son has aspergers and he also is very responsible. They both have made a choice to work on their behaviors, to learn coping skills and this is something my son would never admit to needing. What's interesting about my son is he uses the "victim role" whenever he can yet he would never admit it. I have accepted my son's life choices. I will never understand it, but I do accept it. Again, I'm glad you shared. :group-hug: [/QUOTE]
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