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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 49936" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rejectedmom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...Do you really want your son to enter the system as an adult?...</div></div></p><p></p><p>Nope, I don't. But I am going to wait another week or so before deciding. For some strange reason known only to him, he is voluntarily participating in an ADD/SA medical study that he's been <strong>told</strong> is primarily IOP treatment for substance abuse (to see if addressing ADD at the same time increases the effectiveness of the treatment). </p><p></p><p>It's part of a NIH national study, and is held at one of the best facilities in the area. The study is managed by a psychiatric doctor who's <em>reputed to be</em> nationally recognized for her work with adolescent substance abusers. McWeedy says he's only going for the 25 bucks a week they pay, but I have a hard time believeing that he'd drive 20 minutes each way once a week and spend two hours there for that pittance. But if he'll go, then I'll do everything I can to encourage it.</p><p></p><p>He starts next week, and the first two days are back-to-back physical and psychiatric testing like he's never had before. If there's anything else inside his head besides a grunting, defiant pothead with ADD, I want to know it before committing to a path that I cannot turn away from. </p><p></p><p>Once I build the box, there is no way to say "oops, my bad. We didn't know you were BiPolar (BP). Let's try something different...". With my son (and with <strong>all</strong> the arrogant, Type-A men in my family), once that gauntlet is thrown at him it cannot be taken back. Once I make the threat of boxing him in and calling the PD every time he breaks a rule, our relationship is changed forever.</p><p></p><p>So, I'll wait to see what the docs say before I make that final decision. For now, I think all the yelling, screaming, and threatening I've done over the last few days has him sufficiently subdued to get us through to next week. Maybe not, but I hope so.</p><p></p><p>But thanks for the reply. And if I didn't come out and say it, I also agree with you.</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 49936, member: 3579"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rejectedmom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...Do you really want your son to enter the system as an adult?...</div></div> Nope, I don't. But I am going to wait another week or so before deciding. For some strange reason known only to him, he is voluntarily participating in an ADD/SA medical study that he's been [b]told[/b] is primarily IOP treatment for substance abuse (to see if addressing ADD at the same time increases the effectiveness of the treatment). It's part of a NIH national study, and is held at one of the best facilities in the area. The study is managed by a psychiatric doctor who's [i]reputed to be[/i] nationally recognized for her work with adolescent substance abusers. McWeedy says he's only going for the 25 bucks a week they pay, but I have a hard time believeing that he'd drive 20 minutes each way once a week and spend two hours there for that pittance. But if he'll go, then I'll do everything I can to encourage it. He starts next week, and the first two days are back-to-back physical and psychiatric testing like he's never had before. If there's anything else inside his head besides a grunting, defiant pothead with ADD, I want to know it before committing to a path that I cannot turn away from. Once I build the box, there is no way to say "oops, my bad. We didn't know you were BiPolar (BP). Let's try something different...". With my son (and with [b]all[/b] the arrogant, Type-A men in my family), once that gauntlet is thrown at him it cannot be taken back. Once I make the threat of boxing him in and calling the PD every time he breaks a rule, our relationship is changed forever. So, I'll wait to see what the docs say before I make that final decision. For now, I think all the yelling, screaming, and threatening I've done over the last few days has him sufficiently subdued to get us through to next week. Maybe not, but I hope so. But thanks for the reply. And if I didn't come out and say it, I also agree with you. Mikey [/QUOTE]
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