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<blockquote data-quote="MissJuneBug" data-source="post: 711578" data-attributes="member: 21628"><p>Colleen, my son sounds very much like yours... different drugs and no dealing but emotionally similar.</p><p></p><p>My son also expresses the cynicism, conspiracy theories, etc. I think it's a product of the internet and social media. I use to worry about the conspiracy theory thing (like he seemed, at times, to believe the world would end when the Mayan calendar ended a few years ago). I no longer think he really believes that stuff. It's a convenient excuse. He and I had a conversation this morning, when he was filling a job application and he started blaming capitalism, then our generation, etc. for not having a job! I pointed out that blaming others is just to excuse to not do anything.</p><p></p><p>In my humble opinion, any progress is a good sign, no matter how small. I'm working with our son by zeroing in on the most immediate behaviors we need to address (not leaving his room, not following through on things, helping around the house, etc). Unfortunately, it works best if you use some leverage. For example, I cut off internet/cell phone access if he's not doing what he needs to be doing. It seems to be working. He worked in the yard with us this weekend. Went to his IOP therapy program this morning and then to the library. He's now up in his room at 3:30 but just the fact that he has been out doing something since 8am is a huge step.</p><p></p><p>He walked in with his IOP materials a little while ago. Hopefully, he is upstairs working on his 'assignments.'</p><p></p><p>It is, indeed, a fine line between enabling and being supportative. I take it one hour at a time these days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MissJuneBug, post: 711578, member: 21628"] Colleen, my son sounds very much like yours... different drugs and no dealing but emotionally similar. My son also expresses the cynicism, conspiracy theories, etc. I think it's a product of the internet and social media. I use to worry about the conspiracy theory thing (like he seemed, at times, to believe the world would end when the Mayan calendar ended a few years ago). I no longer think he really believes that stuff. It's a convenient excuse. He and I had a conversation this morning, when he was filling a job application and he started blaming capitalism, then our generation, etc. for not having a job! I pointed out that blaming others is just to excuse to not do anything. In my humble opinion, any progress is a good sign, no matter how small. I'm working with our son by zeroing in on the most immediate behaviors we need to address (not leaving his room, not following through on things, helping around the house, etc). Unfortunately, it works best if you use some leverage. For example, I cut off internet/cell phone access if he's not doing what he needs to be doing. It seems to be working. He worked in the yard with us this weekend. Went to his IOP therapy program this morning and then to the library. He's now up in his room at 3:30 but just the fact that he has been out doing something since 8am is a huge step. He walked in with his IOP materials a little while ago. Hopefully, he is upstairs working on his 'assignments.' It is, indeed, a fine line between enabling and being supportative. I take it one hour at a time these days. [/QUOTE]
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