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15 yo DS has been spiralling for over 3 months. Staying out late, refusing to follow simple rules, cutting school, no drugs or smoking, thank goodness. Police called for running away. No consequences have made a difference. I am looking at residential treatment again. He was in it for...

This must be an epidemic -- my 17 year old Difficult Child with bipolar disorder had another manic episode on Monday -- this time at school, where people besides me got to experience it. He attends a non-public school for kids with emotional disability, but hadn't really been displaying the...

Hello, I would like to find out for a parent in our support group, if anyone knows what the school district's responsibility is when the teen refuses to be evaluated through school? Don't they have to do the evaluation anyway? The teen is 14 or 15 years old. Thank you.

Hello, my son will be 18 soon, that's why I'm posting in Emeritus. He returned home from residential treatment a couple of weeks ago. Need advice: how should I handle him breaking rules, such as girlfriend at home when I'm at work, not going to bed on time, missing curfew times? The rules...

I am really frustrated because my child's care team has recommended a neuro/psychiatric evaluation. And I read a lot of posts here, recommending one. I adopted my child from foster care, so he receives medication-Cal for his medical coverage. I jumped through all the hoops to request the neuro/psychiatric evaluation, but...

Has anyone heard of a school district calling SDCs that are located in the public schools, an NPS? My son is going to return home soon, after having been at a residential treatment center for a year and a half. The school district used to send kids with- severe emotional disability to...

Does anyone have any info on two different types of antidepressants for children with- mood disorder and family history of bipolar? Both DCs are on mood stabilizers as well as antidepressants. Older Difficult Child is on Zoloft and younger Difficult Child is on Wellbutrin. Psychiatrist for younger Difficult Child says there are some...

16 yr old Difficult Child has been in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for 3 1/2 years now due to out-of-control behavior. 3 months ago wrote a "thoughtful" letter letting me know that he does not want to be my son anymore, that I am not the Mom for him, doesn't want me to tell him "I love you," isn't going to be part of the family...