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Newbie - how do I get an adult difficult child diagnosed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 121682" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Welcome to the board.</p><p> </p><p>I'm afraid I agree with Witz. Since he's an adult your hands are tied unless he agrees to get evaled by a psychiatrist and follows thru. You can spend a fortune, stress yourself into a heart attack or nervous breakdown, but unless HE wants the help there isn't really a whole heck of alot you can do for him.</p><p> </p><p>Sounds awfully harsh, huh?</p><p> </p><p>Most adult difficult children do worse when we the parents try to "fix" their problems for them.</p><p> </p><p>He's 24 and married. You can offer him advice. But I think I'd be letting him learn some valuable life lessons and figuring out what he needs/should do for himself.</p><p> </p><p>Your son has many options available. If he wants help. Even if he doesn't have insurance there are options. He can go to a country mental health dept and have an evaluation done and be seen by their psychiatrists and therapists. They charge on a very cheap sliding scale based on income.</p><p> </p><p>As for going back to school, he doesn't need to return home to do that. He can get FASFA loans (as long as he's a full time student) to pay for college.</p><p> </p><p>I can't offer any advice on the jail time/job issue. But there are other members who might be able to.</p><p> </p><p>Glad you found us!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 121682, member: 84"] Welcome to the board. I'm afraid I agree with Witz. Since he's an adult your hands are tied unless he agrees to get evaled by a psychiatrist and follows thru. You can spend a fortune, stress yourself into a heart attack or nervous breakdown, but unless HE wants the help there isn't really a whole heck of alot you can do for him. Sounds awfully harsh, huh? Most adult difficult children do worse when we the parents try to "fix" their problems for them. He's 24 and married. You can offer him advice. But I think I'd be letting him learn some valuable life lessons and figuring out what he needs/should do for himself. Your son has many options available. If he wants help. Even if he doesn't have insurance there are options. He can go to a country mental health dept and have an evaluation done and be seen by their psychiatrists and therapists. They charge on a very cheap sliding scale based on income. As for going back to school, he doesn't need to return home to do that. He can get FASFA loans (as long as he's a full time student) to pay for college. I can't offer any advice on the jail time/job issue. But there are other members who might be able to. Glad you found us!:happy2: Hugs [/QUOTE]
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