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<blockquote data-quote="barneysmom" data-source="post: 286160" data-attributes="member: 1872"><p>Hi totoro,</p><p></p><p>"No structure causes her to destabilize"</p><p></p><p>I think this is what's happening to my son. He's getting depressed again. </p><p></p><p>Do you have any suggestions about how to put structure into the summer days for a 15 yr old boy? I seem to be clueless. I wrote out a brief schedule for difficult child today. It addresses basic hygiene, picking up after meals, a few scheduled tasks, and bedtime.</p><p></p><p>In a week we're going to send him to a computer animation camp -- I didn't think he'd be able to make it because he's so irritable, but I see this structure is what he needs. </p><p></p><p>He doesn't have any friends except those from his very small school. His interests are modeling on the computer, which he doesn't get to do unless he participates in family activities (like chores -- cutting lawn). He is not physical -- sensory-wise he is understimulated, under-reactive or reacts with extreme irritation. Gets no exercise at all (refuses to cut grass). </p><p></p><p>Regarding diet -- his choices are poor. I'm stocking up the fridge with healthy food and removing the carbs he longs to graze on. </p><p></p><p>He does get enough sleep.</p><p></p><p>Thanks totoro</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barneysmom, post: 286160, member: 1872"] Hi totoro, "No structure causes her to destabilize" I think this is what's happening to my son. He's getting depressed again. Do you have any suggestions about how to put structure into the summer days for a 15 yr old boy? I seem to be clueless. I wrote out a brief schedule for difficult child today. It addresses basic hygiene, picking up after meals, a few scheduled tasks, and bedtime. In a week we're going to send him to a computer animation camp -- I didn't think he'd be able to make it because he's so irritable, but I see this structure is what he needs. He doesn't have any friends except those from his very small school. His interests are modeling on the computer, which he doesn't get to do unless he participates in family activities (like chores -- cutting lawn). He is not physical -- sensory-wise he is understimulated, under-reactive or reacts with extreme irritation. Gets no exercise at all (refuses to cut grass). Regarding diet -- his choices are poor. I'm stocking up the fridge with healthy food and removing the carbs he longs to graze on. He does get enough sleep. Thanks totoro [/QUOTE]
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