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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 487621" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>I just wanted to add a few things to my earlier post now that I have had time to read more. Our kids were also 10 pounders at birth. Difficult pregnancies, and difficult child was delivered with forceps as well. I cant help but wonder if this is still traumatic even though they don't remember-I did read this in a book once. Son had ear problems as well. Who knows the cause of their behavior issues? We know so little about the human brain.</p><p></p><p>My older son needed counseling because of what our daughter had done to our house. The constant turmoil, the not knowing if she would come home after running off, the pot smoking, the stealing etc. He was traumatized even as a 20 something year old. I recommend that she have a chance to see someone. Even a school counselor may be helpful. How can our homes be peaceful when we are on pins and needles ever day dealing with a difficult child?</p><p></p><p>As for school....I am a teacher and Special Education. certified, though I teach regular ed. now(sort of). The school where I teach is a district sponsered charter and we attract many kids who have failed the regular public schools. We have many with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) as we are a science focus school and many of these children seem to have a focus on science or a science topic. We also have a lot of kids with ADHD. Our system just doesn't deal well these kids and most teachers have little training and even worse, compassion and understanding. My day is filled with with behavior management-just like when I taught kids with emotional problems only I have 30 of them rather than 15 and no aide. I love these kids and have many years experience, and compassion as I have raised my own difficult kids-still, they are so hard to take care of academically. I have anger at how few good teachers my own kids had (the good years=an understanding teacher), and understanding for why it is what it is. Neither of my kids could get Special Education. support and were both identified as gifted (no support there either). The 504's we put in place were a joke unless I micromanaged and often had to get ugly about them being implemented. It's all a fight because our society does not understand mental health/other disorders and how they affect behavior. There is little tolerance and little help.There is lots of blame and passing these kids around. </p><p></p><p>For me it is one day at a time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 487621, member: 11001"] I just wanted to add a few things to my earlier post now that I have had time to read more. Our kids were also 10 pounders at birth. Difficult pregnancies, and difficult child was delivered with forceps as well. I cant help but wonder if this is still traumatic even though they don't remember-I did read this in a book once. Son had ear problems as well. Who knows the cause of their behavior issues? We know so little about the human brain. My older son needed counseling because of what our daughter had done to our house. The constant turmoil, the not knowing if she would come home after running off, the pot smoking, the stealing etc. He was traumatized even as a 20 something year old. I recommend that she have a chance to see someone. Even a school counselor may be helpful. How can our homes be peaceful when we are on pins and needles ever day dealing with a difficult child? As for school....I am a teacher and Special Education. certified, though I teach regular ed. now(sort of). The school where I teach is a district sponsered charter and we attract many kids who have failed the regular public schools. We have many with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) as we are a science focus school and many of these children seem to have a focus on science or a science topic. We also have a lot of kids with ADHD. Our system just doesn't deal well these kids and most teachers have little training and even worse, compassion and understanding. My day is filled with with behavior management-just like when I taught kids with emotional problems only I have 30 of them rather than 15 and no aide. I love these kids and have many years experience, and compassion as I have raised my own difficult kids-still, they are so hard to take care of academically. I have anger at how few good teachers my own kids had (the good years=an understanding teacher), and understanding for why it is what it is. Neither of my kids could get Special Education. support and were both identified as gifted (no support there either). The 504's we put in place were a joke unless I micromanaged and often had to get ugly about them being implemented. It's all a fight because our society does not understand mental health/other disorders and how they affect behavior. There is little tolerance and little help.There is lots of blame and passing these kids around. For me it is one day at a time. [/QUOTE]
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