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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 193727" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Wow, I'm sorry. I'm just going to throw some things out because I don't know your son, you, etc. So maybe something will help- try what you think might. This sounds like what others described to me as flight or fight in my son when we had a similar situation. First- see if you can get your son and others in separate rooms- shoot for peace and calm and a cooling off period- no discussing or consequences, just "let's take a break and cool off". Do you think he has a potential to be a life threatening risk to you or husband or himself? Are there other kids in the house that could get hurt in any way?</p><p></p><p>The extreme is to call police and ask for a tdo- this is not so easy because police can come and might be able to help get him to an ER, but that might be the most they can do without other legal stuff- like a judge signing an order. Use this as a last resort.</p><p></p><p>If there is a therapist involved with difficult child, call them- put an emergency call in to who ever is on call. Do that asap.</p><p></p><p>but shoot for making this "lull" last as lonog as possible and if he's in his room, let there be peace when he comes out. Don't go back to any arguing or "who's boss" topics or consequences right now, that would probably make it escalate again.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted- hopefully you can get through this without cops involved. Second to that- if he has to go to psychiatric hospital, try to get him in the car, one of you drive, if another can keep him in the car, and transport him to a ER. If you have a psychiatric hospital for minors nearby, go straight to that er, otherwise, go to the nearest one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 193727, member: 3699"] Wow, I'm sorry. I'm just going to throw some things out because I don't know your son, you, etc. So maybe something will help- try what you think might. This sounds like what others described to me as flight or fight in my son when we had a similar situation. First- see if you can get your son and others in separate rooms- shoot for peace and calm and a cooling off period- no discussing or consequences, just "let's take a break and cool off". Do you think he has a potential to be a life threatening risk to you or husband or himself? Are there other kids in the house that could get hurt in any way? The extreme is to call police and ask for a tdo- this is not so easy because police can come and might be able to help get him to an ER, but that might be the most they can do without other legal stuff- like a judge signing an order. Use this as a last resort. If there is a therapist involved with difficult child, call them- put an emergency call in to who ever is on call. Do that asap. but shoot for making this "lull" last as lonog as possible and if he's in his room, let there be peace when he comes out. Don't go back to any arguing or "who's boss" topics or consequences right now, that would probably make it escalate again. Keep us posted- hopefully you can get through this without cops involved. Second to that- if he has to go to psychiatric hospital, try to get him in the car, one of you drive, if another can keep him in the car, and transport him to a ER. If you have a psychiatric hospital for minors nearby, go straight to that er, otherwise, go to the nearest one. [/QUOTE]
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