SeekingSerenity
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Hi my name is Debbie. I was a member here about 8 yrs ago when my son was first diagnosis with ADHD. I've had my ups and downs with my difficult child Brandon who is now 12, with the past few months being mostly down. His behavior has gotten so much worse. He won't hardly do anything I ask him to, he keeps telling me no and will start screaming when I repeat myself. It's a fight every day to get him to take his medications. He has uncontrollable crying episodes when he doesn't get his way. His self-esteem is in the dumps and he has this intense fear of germs that's really affecting his life. He doesn't want to be touched and when he touches something he will blow and shake his hands repeatedly. He's gotten to the point now where he doesn't even want me touching his food, saying he can't eat it because I've ruined it. He keeps getting in trouble at school and the other day the principal told me that she doesn't think that school is equipped to handle him. The only other choice being putting him in a behavior mod class which I have no problem with. He was in it for 3 yrs when he was younger and they did wonders with him. He was even able to stop taking his medications for almost 2 yrs. My friends are always telling me I need to do this or do that which their answer is usually spanking. I tell them it wouldn't do any good with him but they say I'm just spoiling him and letting him run over me. I'm at my wit's end, breaking down into tears just trying to get him to do a small chore. I decided to come back here because everyone helped me so much the first time and I just need to talk to people that know what I'm going through.
Debbie
Debbie