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<blockquote data-quote="thedafan" data-source="post: 282190" data-attributes="member: 7605"><p>Hi -- and thank you. I'm glad to see I'm on the right track. </p><p></p><p>In answer to your questions, I believe my friend's daughter has been to a few psychologists and finally referred to a large ADHD center where they specialize in such things. The doctor says the child is a classic case and one of the worst he's seen. The little girl was adopted by my friend after being removed from her original abusive/neglectful home as a toddler. The little girl is very troubled - angry outbursts, mean, lying etc with learning problems too. She has a lot of trouble in school, not just with testing, but socially not relating to other kids well, stealing or lashing out at other kids when she gets mad or frustrated (she's been suspended from school a number of times). She doesn't respond at all to reasoning and she just doesn't seem to care if she hurts someone.</p><p></p><p>I'll grant you that over the years, i've done my fair share of "advising" but lately, I try to shut up and encourage her to seek out help from the pro's instead of giving my own 2 cents, which, right or wrong, probably doesn't apply anyway. I'm sure I'd be way in over my head with this little girl too. And, yes, I always remind her to take time out to care of herself too, but she won't do it. She claims she has no time to do any of this, which I understand, but that's why I'm worried. She needs to make time or she's gonna lose it. Anyway, I will definitely look into that book at the library and maybe recommend it to her to read. </p><p></p><p>It's hard to know what to say. I don't want to be judgmental (nobody's a perfect Mom by any means), but it's so hard to stand by and not "help". </p><p></p><p>Thanks guys!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thedafan, post: 282190, member: 7605"] Hi -- and thank you. I'm glad to see I'm on the right track. In answer to your questions, I believe my friend's daughter has been to a few psychologists and finally referred to a large ADHD center where they specialize in such things. The doctor says the child is a classic case and one of the worst he's seen. The little girl was adopted by my friend after being removed from her original abusive/neglectful home as a toddler. The little girl is very troubled - angry outbursts, mean, lying etc with learning problems too. She has a lot of trouble in school, not just with testing, but socially not relating to other kids well, stealing or lashing out at other kids when she gets mad or frustrated (she's been suspended from school a number of times). She doesn't respond at all to reasoning and she just doesn't seem to care if she hurts someone. I'll grant you that over the years, i've done my fair share of "advising" but lately, I try to shut up and encourage her to seek out help from the pro's instead of giving my own 2 cents, which, right or wrong, probably doesn't apply anyway. I'm sure I'd be way in over my head with this little girl too. And, yes, I always remind her to take time out to care of herself too, but she won't do it. She claims she has no time to do any of this, which I understand, but that's why I'm worried. She needs to make time or she's gonna lose it. Anyway, I will definitely look into that book at the library and maybe recommend it to her to read. It's hard to know what to say. I don't want to be judgmental (nobody's a perfect Mom by any means), but it's so hard to stand by and not "help". Thanks guys! [/QUOTE]
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