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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 240386" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Well, Marg beat me to it. </p><p>Document everything!</p><p>Your poor son. He really has problems. </p><p>I would want him in intensive therapy. It is worrisome that the military-type school is so lax in regard to punctuality and therapy. I would ask for their documentation of sessions, and why they don't have periodic mtngs with-you. </p><p>There's got to be a way to keep your stepson from sliding down the same hill that his bio-mother did. You've got far better tools available than there were a few yrs ago. </p><p> </p><p>My son has drawn mean pictures too. He drew a picture of me once, and stabbed it all over with-the tip of a pencil. Actually, I thought it was pretty good therapy. One of my sisters said, "Well, I can see where you were very angry with-your mom. Now that you've gotten that out of your system, can you draw me a nice picture of your mom?"</p><p>He said, "No."</p><p>LOL! (I knew he would say that.) She bugged him until he drew a really lame smiley face. That wasn't really smiling. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>Maybe because I'm an artist and writer, I find it safer to put things on paper than to act them out. It also gives me a "picture" (excuse the expression) of what's going on in my son's head. Any little thing that will give me a clue is helpful, in my opinion.</p><p> </p><p>I can kind of see why therapists would dismiss your son's drawings, for those reasons, but on the other hand, if they are part of a pattern, and a pervasive pattern, that is something different.</p><p> </p><p>How often do you see him?</p><p> </p><p>I like Marg's idea that your daughter could be talking a lot due to anxiety.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 240386, member: 3419"] Well, Marg beat me to it. Document everything! Your poor son. He really has problems. I would want him in intensive therapy. It is worrisome that the military-type school is so lax in regard to punctuality and therapy. I would ask for their documentation of sessions, and why they don't have periodic mtngs with-you. There's got to be a way to keep your stepson from sliding down the same hill that his bio-mother did. You've got far better tools available than there were a few yrs ago. My son has drawn mean pictures too. He drew a picture of me once, and stabbed it all over with-the tip of a pencil. Actually, I thought it was pretty good therapy. One of my sisters said, "Well, I can see where you were very angry with-your mom. Now that you've gotten that out of your system, can you draw me a nice picture of your mom?" He said, "No." LOL! (I knew he would say that.) She bugged him until he drew a really lame smiley face. That wasn't really smiling. ;) Maybe because I'm an artist and writer, I find it safer to put things on paper than to act them out. It also gives me a "picture" (excuse the expression) of what's going on in my son's head. Any little thing that will give me a clue is helpful, in my opinion. I can kind of see why therapists would dismiss your son's drawings, for those reasons, but on the other hand, if they are part of a pattern, and a pervasive pattern, that is something different. How often do you see him? I like Marg's idea that your daughter could be talking a lot due to anxiety. [/QUOTE]
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