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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 320813" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I agree with rehoming the pets if she is cruel to them. If she is on the fetal alochol spectrum she may not even understand how to treat an animal and that's unfair to the animal. We adopted an eleven year old young psychopath (I don't think this is your daughter's problem...I think her problems are way beyond just psychological...I believe they are multi-faceted and partly due to brain damage from the drugs/alcohol). However my psychopathic son KILLED two of our dogs. He acted so sweet to us and put on such a good act we thought that some racist neighbors killed the first dog (our companion of six years). We bought another sweet puppy and when SHE died...we knew. I didn't bring this up to make you sad. I just want you to realize that the pets deserve a safe home. Pets are probably one thing you may have to sacrifice while parenting this very complicated young lady. I do not think any behavioral stuff will work with her because in my opinion she likely has brain damage too and there is no way to put behavior plans that work into place if she has alcohol damage.</p><p></p><p>In time, you may have to consider a home where she can get 24/7 care and parent her from afar. We have a few posters who have done that. But please, please, please get a complete neuropsychologist evaluation first and try to find a clinic for drug/alcoholic exposed children to have her assessed. We did this for my son after we adopted him. He was born with crack in his system. These kids are not the same as kids who were born into loving homes but are just wired differently. You need to wean out the psychiatric from the physical and it's confusing even to good doctors. </p><p></p><p>You are a kind and loving individual. No matter what is wrong with her, she has you...and that will help her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 320813, member: 1550"] I agree with rehoming the pets if she is cruel to them. If she is on the fetal alochol spectrum she may not even understand how to treat an animal and that's unfair to the animal. We adopted an eleven year old young psychopath (I don't think this is your daughter's problem...I think her problems are way beyond just psychological...I believe they are multi-faceted and partly due to brain damage from the drugs/alcohol). However my psychopathic son KILLED two of our dogs. He acted so sweet to us and put on such a good act we thought that some racist neighbors killed the first dog (our companion of six years). We bought another sweet puppy and when SHE died...we knew. I didn't bring this up to make you sad. I just want you to realize that the pets deserve a safe home. Pets are probably one thing you may have to sacrifice while parenting this very complicated young lady. I do not think any behavioral stuff will work with her because in my opinion she likely has brain damage too and there is no way to put behavior plans that work into place if she has alcohol damage. In time, you may have to consider a home where she can get 24/7 care and parent her from afar. We have a few posters who have done that. But please, please, please get a complete neuropsychologist evaluation first and try to find a clinic for drug/alcoholic exposed children to have her assessed. We did this for my son after we adopted him. He was born with crack in his system. These kids are not the same as kids who were born into loving homes but are just wired differently. You need to wean out the psychiatric from the physical and it's confusing even to good doctors. You are a kind and loving individual. No matter what is wrong with her, she has you...and that will help her. [/QUOTE]
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