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<blockquote data-quote="neednewtechnique" data-source="post: 81685" data-attributes="member: 3527"><p>See if you can get more specific information out of her about these "bugs". Is she talking about big creepy crawly things she thinks she sees crawling somewhere, or like little gnats she thinks she sees flying in front of her?? </p><p></p><p>The reason I say that, is because if it is like little black gnats she thinks are flying in front of her, it could be "floaters" in her vision. These can be nothing, but at the same time, could be something. I have them, and they just appeared one day, out of nowhere, and at first, startled me, and I thought it WAS bugs flying in front of me, and for quite a while, until I got used to them being there, every once in a while, they would catch my attention and I would swat at the air in front of me, thinking there was bugs, until I remembered them. If this IS possibly what she is talking about, an optometrist can't be of any assistance, you could call an Opthamologist and have her checked out, as it could be a vision problem.</p><p></p><p>As for the medication problem, I don't know about Ohio, but in Illinois, they are legally allowed to start refusing medications at age 12. From what I understand, having worked with our difficult child through CPS before she moved in with us, if they refuse medications that young, it is usually VERY easy to get a court order requiring them to take them. Don't worry, it isn't like your difficult child could be arrested for not taking medications, but the court order is supposed to do a few different things. Number one, it allows you to by certain means, FORCE your child to take the medications without being held liable for breaking their "rights". Number two, if the psychiatrist states some of the behaviors that can be expected if a child does NOT have the medications, it can also release you from liability if your difficult child happens to do something illegal that might bring up charges against the parents. (so many court systems try to hold the parents liable for their childrens actions if they get into trouble, and this protects you from that.) All it takes is a statement from the psychiatrist explaining the child's condition, what the benefits of the medication are, and what the risks are if they don't have it. Usually at that age a judge won't blink an eye, and will sign the order in a matter of a few minutes. You should make an appointment with her psychiatrist to discuss this, as they should be able to give you all the legalities of your state. Not only should your difficult child's psychiatrist be able to tell you at what age they allow the child to refuse medications, but they can tell you by what means you are allowed to distribute the medications for a child that is NOT of the age of refusal. Such as trying to hide it in their food, holding them down and forcing the medications, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neednewtechnique, post: 81685, member: 3527"] See if you can get more specific information out of her about these "bugs". Is she talking about big creepy crawly things she thinks she sees crawling somewhere, or like little gnats she thinks she sees flying in front of her?? The reason I say that, is because if it is like little black gnats she thinks are flying in front of her, it could be "floaters" in her vision. These can be nothing, but at the same time, could be something. I have them, and they just appeared one day, out of nowhere, and at first, startled me, and I thought it WAS bugs flying in front of me, and for quite a while, until I got used to them being there, every once in a while, they would catch my attention and I would swat at the air in front of me, thinking there was bugs, until I remembered them. If this IS possibly what she is talking about, an optometrist can't be of any assistance, you could call an Opthamologist and have her checked out, as it could be a vision problem. As for the medication problem, I don't know about Ohio, but in Illinois, they are legally allowed to start refusing medications at age 12. From what I understand, having worked with our difficult child through CPS before she moved in with us, if they refuse medications that young, it is usually VERY easy to get a court order requiring them to take them. Don't worry, it isn't like your difficult child could be arrested for not taking medications, but the court order is supposed to do a few different things. Number one, it allows you to by certain means, FORCE your child to take the medications without being held liable for breaking their "rights". Number two, if the psychiatrist states some of the behaviors that can be expected if a child does NOT have the medications, it can also release you from liability if your difficult child happens to do something illegal that might bring up charges against the parents. (so many court systems try to hold the parents liable for their childrens actions if they get into trouble, and this protects you from that.) All it takes is a statement from the psychiatrist explaining the child's condition, what the benefits of the medication are, and what the risks are if they don't have it. Usually at that age a judge won't blink an eye, and will sign the order in a matter of a few minutes. You should make an appointment with her psychiatrist to discuss this, as they should be able to give you all the legalities of your state. Not only should your difficult child's psychiatrist be able to tell you at what age they allow the child to refuse medications, but they can tell you by what means you are allowed to distribute the medications for a child that is NOT of the age of refusal. Such as trying to hide it in their food, holding them down and forcing the medications, etc. [/QUOTE]
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