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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 259496" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I don't know your difficult child but with our 18 yr old difficult child he very often doesn't "hear" what is said correctly although he believes he has. Communication skills can lead to grave misunderstandings. Also, with difficult child, he "sometimes</p><p>exaggerates a bit" to make it more interesting. His intentions are not bad it is just his social immaturity that leads to these problems. He does not lie or preplan to misrepresent.</p><p> </p><p>Since you can't really impact his treatment or daily living (unless there is evidence of abuse that can be substantiated) perhaps it would be best to tell difficult child "let's talk about things other than who-said-what or rehashes of the past". If he were going to be there years as originally thought then it might be a different scenario. Since it is just months...there's no way you can do anything positive to change his evironment. Talk about the dog, the television shows, the books, your job search, any positive news from family or friends. Just chit chat. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 259496, member: 35"] I don't know your difficult child but with our 18 yr old difficult child he very often doesn't "hear" what is said correctly although he believes he has. Communication skills can lead to grave misunderstandings. Also, with difficult child, he "sometimes exaggerates a bit" to make it more interesting. His intentions are not bad it is just his social immaturity that leads to these problems. He does not lie or preplan to misrepresent. Since you can't really impact his treatment or daily living (unless there is evidence of abuse that can be substantiated) perhaps it would be best to tell difficult child "let's talk about things other than who-said-what or rehashes of the past". If he were going to be there years as originally thought then it might be a different scenario. Since it is just months...there's no way you can do anything positive to change his evironment. Talk about the dog, the television shows, the books, your job search, any positive news from family or friends. Just chit chat. DDD [/QUOTE]
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