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Manifestation Hearing - Am I being Railroaded?
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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 408372" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>Further thoughts -</p><p></p><p>Is your son on any medications for ADHD or anything else for that matter?</p><p></p><p>Is your son seeing a psychiatrist (psychiatrist) for medications? Or a GP? </p><p></p><p>What does the psychiatrist say about this incident? (I assume that you have contacted his psychiatrist about this incident. If you haven't, you need to make that call first thing Monday.)</p><p></p><p>If he/she says it is a manifestation of his disability then you need a letter that says that right now.</p><p></p><p>If he does not have a psychiatrist, you need one as much as you need an advocate in my humble opinion. A GP will not do when you are talking about this kind of issue.</p><p></p><p>If you need help figuring out how to get one right away, let us know and we'll give you advice on that.</p><p></p><p>But...</p><p></p><p>Words have power. In this world, specific threats of violence from youth are taken seriously.</p><p></p><p>If he is capable of understanding that it would seem that he needs the concept reinforced. If he's not used to being taken seriously (at school or at home or both) when his behavior is out of line, then this will no doubt be a shock to his system. You don't say how old your son is so it's hard to say more about this. If he's young then of course an incremental approach like in school suspension may be appropriate. But if he's in high school then there is, in my opinion, no excuse and consequences that match the seriousness of the misbehavior are appropriate. It's what I would expect if my son were to do something like this when he is not manic or in a mixed mood.</p><p></p><p>If he really did just shoot his mouth off cause he was being "smart", you may want to ponder whether it is in your son's long term best interests to bear the consequences of his recklessness now rather than when he is 18+ and no one gives him the chance to blame it (rightly or wrongly) on a disability.</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 408372, member: 7948"] Further thoughts - Is your son on any medications for ADHD or anything else for that matter? Is your son seeing a psychiatrist (psychiatrist) for medications? Or a GP? What does the psychiatrist say about this incident? (I assume that you have contacted his psychiatrist about this incident. If you haven't, you need to make that call first thing Monday.) If he/she says it is a manifestation of his disability then you need a letter that says that right now. If he does not have a psychiatrist, you need one as much as you need an advocate in my humble opinion. A GP will not do when you are talking about this kind of issue. If you need help figuring out how to get one right away, let us know and we'll give you advice on that. But... Words have power. In this world, specific threats of violence from youth are taken seriously. If he is capable of understanding that it would seem that he needs the concept reinforced. If he's not used to being taken seriously (at school or at home or both) when his behavior is out of line, then this will no doubt be a shock to his system. You don't say how old your son is so it's hard to say more about this. If he's young then of course an incremental approach like in school suspension may be appropriate. But if he's in high school then there is, in my opinion, no excuse and consequences that match the seriousness of the misbehavior are appropriate. It's what I would expect if my son were to do something like this when he is not manic or in a mixed mood. If he really did just shoot his mouth off cause he was being "smart", you may want to ponder whether it is in your son's long term best interests to bear the consequences of his recklessness now rather than when he is 18+ and no one gives him the chance to blame it (rightly or wrongly) on a disability. Patricia [/QUOTE]
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