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<blockquote data-quote="worth249" data-source="post: 278797" data-attributes="member: 7532"><p>Yes . . . he has seen a therapist for a very long time. He has come HIGHLY recommended and has dealt with him on the sexual thing as well as other issues that have cropped up. In addition, he sees a pediatric MD therapist. The MD feels he suffers from PTSD in addition to the ADHD. </p><p> </p><p>Mom comes from a long line of manipulators. Her mother controls all of her adult children (ages 20 - 30) and they all live with her. She kicks them out now and again and then cries and asks them back. They are all screamers. This is something that has troubled our grandson. His mom and step-dad would fight at night keeping him awake and he would fall asleep at school. He did not feel he could tell the teachers why he did not get sleep because he would be called a liar by his mom and step-dad. </p><p> </p><p>SRS was called because our son found bruses on him which were obvious hand prints. SRS showed up days later and mom and step-dad denied everything . . . said AS (i will use our grandson's initials) was lying. AS told me he could not believe his Mom did that. Mom has told AS her husband was a jerk and then that he was a changed man and really nice. This went on and on while AS continued to be abused.</p><p> </p><p>In our son's home, the step-mom had children of her own. AS was ALWAYS wrong when there were disagreements among the kids. He was constantly sent to his room and basically lived there. Our son worked out of town and while he was gone family witnessed even worse treatment of AS. </p><p> </p><p>When he came to our home, he had to have his bedroom door open and a light on. After one year he now asks that the door be closed and no longer has a night light. He has made friends at school. It is a new school for him so it is like "starting over." Previously, he would bite himself often. He has not done that for a very long time.</p><p> </p><p>I see such progress in AS but it is difficult to know when he is being a normal 11y/o boy and when it is a sympton of a deeper problem.</p><p> </p><p>You are correct about the arguing. I usually tell him I refuse to debate the issue and leave the area or tell him to leave and return when he can speak without arguing. It works most of the time but Grandpa can not seem to stop . . . he continues to argue. It is driving me crazy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worth249, post: 278797, member: 7532"] Yes . . . he has seen a therapist for a very long time. He has come HIGHLY recommended and has dealt with him on the sexual thing as well as other issues that have cropped up. In addition, he sees a pediatric MD therapist. The MD feels he suffers from PTSD in addition to the ADHD. Mom comes from a long line of manipulators. Her mother controls all of her adult children (ages 20 - 30) and they all live with her. She kicks them out now and again and then cries and asks them back. They are all screamers. This is something that has troubled our grandson. His mom and step-dad would fight at night keeping him awake and he would fall asleep at school. He did not feel he could tell the teachers why he did not get sleep because he would be called a liar by his mom and step-dad. SRS was called because our son found bruses on him which were obvious hand prints. SRS showed up days later and mom and step-dad denied everything . . . said AS (i will use our grandson's initials) was lying. AS told me he could not believe his Mom did that. Mom has told AS her husband was a jerk and then that he was a changed man and really nice. This went on and on while AS continued to be abused. In our son's home, the step-mom had children of her own. AS was ALWAYS wrong when there were disagreements among the kids. He was constantly sent to his room and basically lived there. Our son worked out of town and while he was gone family witnessed even worse treatment of AS. When he came to our home, he had to have his bedroom door open and a light on. After one year he now asks that the door be closed and no longer has a night light. He has made friends at school. It is a new school for him so it is like "starting over." Previously, he would bite himself often. He has not done that for a very long time. I see such progress in AS but it is difficult to know when he is being a normal 11y/o boy and when it is a sympton of a deeper problem. You are correct about the arguing. I usually tell him I refuse to debate the issue and leave the area or tell him to leave and return when he can speak without arguing. It works most of the time but Grandpa can not seem to stop . . . he continues to argue. It is driving me crazy. [/QUOTE]
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