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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 148886" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>BrokenD, </p><p> </p><p>Don't confuse genius with behavior. They're linked but not the same. </p><p> </p><p>And - as far as the "holiday" and doing well at the psychiatric hospital? Yeah -pretty typical. My difficult child when younger would take about a week -two weeks to "figure out" the system. He also could inside 15 minutes figure out what pushed ANYONE'S buttons. But as he grew older and went to different Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s? It took him less and less time to figure out: Who was in charge, WHO could be had, WHO could be manipulated, WHO gave you the most clothes, toys, free time, WHO was the no BS type, and he played all that against each other a lot. VERY annoying to have a bright child with bad behavior - I swear they referred to him as the evil genius so much I figured someone would draw him in a cartoon. </p><p> </p><p>Somewhere in all of it - I figured out that his being bored couldn't be fixed until his behavior was in check. Without good ground work - any building will fall. And if you think that new surroundings do him good for his boredom then figure out a way with the school to have him do shorter lessons, then move, or work on a puzzle quietly. It would be rewarding him for getting his work done - and giving himsoething to occupy his time while the other kids finish their work. </p><p> </p><p>Sounds like you could use some more creativity in his schooling. Have you thought about private schools with a higher level academic program course? Could be worth a shot. </p><p> </p><p>How about him only going 1/2 days - in SPED or self contained classes for a while? Then the other 1/2 they bus him to some other school to keep it interesting? </p><p> </p><p>Just thinking out loud.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 148886, member: 4964"] BrokenD, Don't confuse genius with behavior. They're linked but not the same. And - as far as the "holiday" and doing well at the psychiatric hospital? Yeah -pretty typical. My difficult child when younger would take about a week -two weeks to "figure out" the system. He also could inside 15 minutes figure out what pushed ANYONE'S buttons. But as he grew older and went to different Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s? It took him less and less time to figure out: Who was in charge, WHO could be had, WHO could be manipulated, WHO gave you the most clothes, toys, free time, WHO was the no BS type, and he played all that against each other a lot. VERY annoying to have a bright child with bad behavior - I swear they referred to him as the evil genius so much I figured someone would draw him in a cartoon. Somewhere in all of it - I figured out that his being bored couldn't be fixed until his behavior was in check. Without good ground work - any building will fall. And if you think that new surroundings do him good for his boredom then figure out a way with the school to have him do shorter lessons, then move, or work on a puzzle quietly. It would be rewarding him for getting his work done - and giving himsoething to occupy his time while the other kids finish their work. Sounds like you could use some more creativity in his schooling. Have you thought about private schools with a higher level academic program course? Could be worth a shot. How about him only going 1/2 days - in SPED or self contained classes for a while? Then the other 1/2 they bus him to some other school to keep it interesting? Just thinking out loud. [/QUOTE]
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