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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 69027" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Here is the hard part Kitty.......it is not as simple as him JUST being lazy and unmotivated....he also has HUGE agrophobia and social anxiety issues. Usually he is either depressed, or manic - and has a panic attack about every other day. medications have been tweaked as much as they are going to be able to at this point.</p><p></p><p>To top this off, although his IQ is off the charts, he is emotionally about the age of a 12 year old. So, when I tell him - you will go work at McDonalds (or whatever).......he freaks, just like a child. Not because he is protesting work, but because he is protesting the social aspect. He has NO friends, and little social contact because every social situation is like pulling teeth for him. So it is hard for me to determine how much "flipping" is drama, and how much is true anxiety. </p><p></p><p>I guess I am just saying, that although sometimes he IS sitting around being a deadbeat....he is not on drugs or alcohol and he is borderline AS, not to mention BiPolar (BP) and has Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). So this is REALLY complicated, and I don't know how hard to push. Ya know? Ugh.......too much!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 69027, member: 3301"] Here is the hard part Kitty.......it is not as simple as him JUST being lazy and unmotivated....he also has HUGE agrophobia and social anxiety issues. Usually he is either depressed, or manic - and has a panic attack about every other day. medications have been tweaked as much as they are going to be able to at this point. To top this off, although his IQ is off the charts, he is emotionally about the age of a 12 year old. So, when I tell him - you will go work at McDonalds (or whatever).......he freaks, just like a child. Not because he is protesting work, but because he is protesting the social aspect. He has NO friends, and little social contact because every social situation is like pulling teeth for him. So it is hard for me to determine how much "flipping" is drama, and how much is true anxiety. I guess I am just saying, that although sometimes he IS sitting around being a deadbeat....he is not on drugs or alcohol and he is borderline AS, not to mention BiPolar (BP) and has Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). So this is REALLY complicated, and I don't know how hard to push. Ya know? Ugh.......too much! [/QUOTE]
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