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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 423048" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Good question. </p><p></p><p>As for getting help for an adult, first they have to recognize there is an issue and want to address it. </p><p></p><p>When my kids were young I had to make husband bow out of active parenting. (he was a mess) He was my enforcer and back up. The man couldn't be consistent if his life depended on it, so was just better for the kids.</p><p></p><p>When Travis got the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis..........doctor had been watching husband all through the exam. husband wound up with an AS diagnosis that he wasn't happy about. But that let me talk to him about those behaviors which I never could before. lol husband has in the years since learned to accept and deal. And it explained why he and Travis played off each other so much. (and still do) Travis for various reasons is a more severe copy of husband. </p><p></p><p>I also made husband go to every doctor appointment. That made a huge difference in his opinions of the kids, certain behaviors, ect. While he wouldn't take my word for it, a professional was a different story.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes too, a parent will eventually see that they share many of the same issues a difficult child has.......see the difference medications/treatment makes......and eventually seek some help for themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 423048, member: 84"] Good question. As for getting help for an adult, first they have to recognize there is an issue and want to address it. When my kids were young I had to make husband bow out of active parenting. (he was a mess) He was my enforcer and back up. The man couldn't be consistent if his life depended on it, so was just better for the kids. When Travis got the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis..........doctor had been watching husband all through the exam. husband wound up with an AS diagnosis that he wasn't happy about. But that let me talk to him about those behaviors which I never could before. lol husband has in the years since learned to accept and deal. And it explained why he and Travis played off each other so much. (and still do) Travis for various reasons is a more severe copy of husband. I also made husband go to every doctor appointment. That made a huge difference in his opinions of the kids, certain behaviors, ect. While he wouldn't take my word for it, a professional was a different story. Sometimes too, a parent will eventually see that they share many of the same issues a difficult child has.......see the difference medications/treatment makes......and eventually seek some help for themselves. [/QUOTE]
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