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<blockquote data-quote="WearyWoman" data-source="post: 367674"><p>Beach - Wow, and thanks so much for sharing. Blue has sure been through a lot, and I'm so sorry to hear how slow the system was in terminating parental rights. We adopted our oldest difficult child (now 16) through the foster care system, and he had been in foster care for years before his birthmom's rights were terminated. Like your Blue, our older difficult child suffered through the non-termination period while the state dragged its feet. The day we went to court to hear if the judge was going to terminate parental rights for him, another foster family walked out of the courtroom before us. The foster dad was so angry at the result of their proceeding, he said, "The state never terminates parental rights unless the bio parent practically kills the child." That really scared us going in, as we couldn't imagine our foster son going back to that environment after living with us for years. Amazingly, the judge did terminate parental rights on the spot, versus scheduling yet another future hearing. I guess we were one of the lucky ones.</p><p> </p><p>It sounds like you received great evaluations and treatment help for Blue. The EEG findings are fascinating. I'm glad to know that tests exist as indicators. Does Blue have any issues with cause-and-effect thinking? I suppose his issues all depend on the specific areas of his brain that are affected - so sad that the bio mother cared so little about his welfare. I'm sure your little guy will have many good things in his future, thanks to your love and care.</p><p> </p><p>We've taken our younger Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) difficult child off the afternoon stimulants, and we're moving his Clonidine earlier in the afternoon to see if he has a smoother time. So far, he's been a little too hyper, but it's better than the rages. Therapy starts up again tomorrow, and that will be the real test.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for posting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WearyWoman, post: 367674"] Beach - Wow, and thanks so much for sharing. Blue has sure been through a lot, and I'm so sorry to hear how slow the system was in terminating parental rights. We adopted our oldest difficult child (now 16) through the foster care system, and he had been in foster care for years before his birthmom's rights were terminated. Like your Blue, our older difficult child suffered through the non-termination period while the state dragged its feet. The day we went to court to hear if the judge was going to terminate parental rights for him, another foster family walked out of the courtroom before us. The foster dad was so angry at the result of their proceeding, he said, "The state never terminates parental rights unless the bio parent practically kills the child." That really scared us going in, as we couldn't imagine our foster son going back to that environment after living with us for years. Amazingly, the judge did terminate parental rights on the spot, versus scheduling yet another future hearing. I guess we were one of the lucky ones. It sounds like you received great evaluations and treatment help for Blue. The EEG findings are fascinating. I'm glad to know that tests exist as indicators. Does Blue have any issues with cause-and-effect thinking? I suppose his issues all depend on the specific areas of his brain that are affected - so sad that the bio mother cared so little about his welfare. I'm sure your little guy will have many good things in his future, thanks to your love and care. We've taken our younger Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) difficult child off the afternoon stimulants, and we're moving his Clonidine earlier in the afternoon to see if he has a smoother time. So far, he's been a little too hyper, but it's better than the rages. Therapy starts up again tomorrow, and that will be the real test. Thanks for posting! [/QUOTE]
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