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<blockquote data-quote="sunxstone" data-source="post: 456613" data-attributes="member: 8297"><p>Hi <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I get really overwhelmed and I'm so burned out on talking about difficult child's issues. With 9 hours a week of behavior therapy, 2 hours of coaching, plus family and treatment teams it's just so much. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what you mean about the rest of difficult child's issues, I have them all listed (well, besides the encopresis). He's been diagnosis'd with Aspergers, Bipolar, ODD, and ADHD. I'll update my signature with the rest of what treatments we're trying. </p><p></p><p>They are working on the re assessment now, his school is still on summer break as it's a day treatment program. Right now they only have half days and the person who does the assessments is still out, due back the first week of September. easy child is with her dad, we have her summers and Christmas. </p><p></p><p>His medications were recently readjusted, he's now taking 1200 mg of lithium daily, and it's stabilized his mood quite a bit! We're dealing with a lot of just the ODD now, along with him just being 14. Lots of attitude, disrespect, using things and breaking things that don't belong to him, not cleaning up after himself and him wanting the rule the roost. Constant demands and "this is how it's gonna be" from him. </p><p></p><p>His behavior therapist believes he's not going to improve more than what he has in this environment. We've reached the peak with him, and he feels difficult child would do better in a residential facility. Chris feels the same. On one hand, I do too, but on the other, I'm his mother, and I want him with me. I just can't handle the bickering and being stuck in the middle and trying to get difficult child to understand he is the CHILD and we are the ADULTS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sunxstone, post: 456613, member: 8297"] Hi :) I get really overwhelmed and I'm so burned out on talking about difficult child's issues. With 9 hours a week of behavior therapy, 2 hours of coaching, plus family and treatment teams it's just so much. I'm not sure what you mean about the rest of difficult child's issues, I have them all listed (well, besides the encopresis). He's been diagnosis'd with Aspergers, Bipolar, ODD, and ADHD. I'll update my signature with the rest of what treatments we're trying. They are working on the re assessment now, his school is still on summer break as it's a day treatment program. Right now they only have half days and the person who does the assessments is still out, due back the first week of September. easy child is with her dad, we have her summers and Christmas. His medications were recently readjusted, he's now taking 1200 mg of lithium daily, and it's stabilized his mood quite a bit! We're dealing with a lot of just the ODD now, along with him just being 14. Lots of attitude, disrespect, using things and breaking things that don't belong to him, not cleaning up after himself and him wanting the rule the roost. Constant demands and "this is how it's gonna be" from him. His behavior therapist believes he's not going to improve more than what he has in this environment. We've reached the peak with him, and he feels difficult child would do better in a residential facility. Chris feels the same. On one hand, I do too, but on the other, I'm his mother, and I want him with me. I just can't handle the bickering and being stuck in the middle and trying to get difficult child to understand he is the CHILD and we are the ADULTS. [/QUOTE]
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