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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 410117" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>Welcome - boy am I sorry you are in that situation. It is about as ugly as it can get.</p><p></p><p>I am not a doctor and cannot diagnose anything but it sure sounds like he is heading for a sociopath diagnosis. You must feel very sad about how things have turned out.</p><p></p><p>I imagine you know about your options for getting him out of your home and abandoning him to foster care. It's a tough step to take but we were faced with that with our difficult child 1. He went to a therapeutic foster care placement and SED school placement. Eventually he was returned home and within a couple months the nightmare started again. But we could not get the help then (he was 16) that we had been able to get when he was 13 because of his age. We could not legally throw him out. But we couldn't abandon him either because here in CA at that time we would have had to pay all his medical and dental expenses as well as a stipend for food, etc. At least that was what we were told. We could not afford to do that so we lived a 2 year nightmare. Not the same as yours but a nightmare still.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I found this website that has what looks like a comprehensive set of links to info about services available to you in WA. Perhaps something there will be helpful. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.focusas.com/Washington.html" target="_blank">http://www.focusas.com/Washington.html</a></p><p></p><p>Have you filed a CHINS petition yet? If not, then it sounds like that is your next step. That and talking with your local social services dept about placing him in foster care or residential treatment facility like an out-of-state boot camp.</p><p></p><p>I agree you need him out of your house. I think you have done everything possible and have a lot to teach some of us about holding the line with our abusive children.</p><p></p><p>Many, many hugs.</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 410117, member: 7948"] Welcome - boy am I sorry you are in that situation. It is about as ugly as it can get. I am not a doctor and cannot diagnose anything but it sure sounds like he is heading for a sociopath diagnosis. You must feel very sad about how things have turned out. I imagine you know about your options for getting him out of your home and abandoning him to foster care. It's a tough step to take but we were faced with that with our difficult child 1. He went to a therapeutic foster care placement and SED school placement. Eventually he was returned home and within a couple months the nightmare started again. But we could not get the help then (he was 16) that we had been able to get when he was 13 because of his age. We could not legally throw him out. But we couldn't abandon him either because here in CA at that time we would have had to pay all his medical and dental expenses as well as a stipend for food, etc. At least that was what we were told. We could not afford to do that so we lived a 2 year nightmare. Not the same as yours but a nightmare still. Anyway, I found this website that has what looks like a comprehensive set of links to info about services available to you in WA. Perhaps something there will be helpful. [url]http://www.focusas.com/Washington.html[/url] Have you filed a CHINS petition yet? If not, then it sounds like that is your next step. That and talking with your local social services dept about placing him in foster care or residential treatment facility like an out-of-state boot camp. I agree you need him out of your house. I think you have done everything possible and have a lot to teach some of us about holding the line with our abusive children. Many, many hugs. Patricia [/QUOTE]
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