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difficult child 13-yr old son diagnosis with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ODD ADHD Bipolar & I am at my wit's end
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<blockquote data-quote="goin_crazy" data-source="post: 424953" data-attributes="member: 11765"><p>First, thank you all for the support! I really need it! I spent half the day on the the phone with the school principal and my son's psychologist because he was so bullied by other kids AND a coach this morning that he called his grandmother and told her he had a doctor's appointment after first period so she would come get him. His self-esteem is in the gutter anyway and I cannot figure out why a teacher would behave this way, especially in front of other students. I thought I had gotten him an appointment with his counselor but it seemed they had a mixup so he sat in the doctor's office for 45 min before they called me and said she wasn't there and he could come back tomorrow. The principal says he will talk to my son about what happened and then try to discuss it with the coach, who is also one of his teachers, but I know my son will bottle it up and not tell anything. He doesn't want to get anything stirred up so he just leaves. </p><p> </p><p>As far as substance abuse goes, he tried alcohol once, and I caught him. He started dipping snuff at school and we are having trouble getting it from him because he says it helps him cope. I still have not got a clue how he gets it. He was in a house where someone's older sibling had pot once and he called me to come get him and he waited outside. He tried smoking a few times. Other than that, he always comes home when he leaves school and we have all prescriptions (and guns and big knives) locked in a safe. He cannot get to anything at home and we don't allow him to go to other kids' houses because we don't trust anyone else. </p><p> </p><p>I also think he is scared to try anything else with the medications he is taking because the doctor warned him about it. When he ran away from home he went to a stranger's house who was an elderly lady that had her grandchildren in her care because her son and daughter have similar issues eventhough they are grown but they have had their kids taken away. He was actually safe there. She was really upset with herself for not calling the police but she believed him when he said we kicked him out. I wasn't angry with her, I was just glad to have him safe.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, now we have more issues because we don't know what to do about school. I didn't know Neuropsychologists existed until I came here. I am going to look into that soon. I just want to make it through the last three and a half weeks of school without any more incidences. Right now, we can't make it two days. At the least the principal did tell me he thought my son was a great kid, especially after he turned himself in for skipping, and he put him in to be an office aide, which is supposed to be an honor. I am not sure my son will go for it though. He just wants kids to like him. The crowd that ganged up on him this morning told him everyone hates him, no one likes him, and why doesn't he just go away. Others, including the coach, stood by and let it happen. I don't blame him for leaving. No wonder he's still depressed.</p><p> </p><p>Thank you all again. I will stay on here and keep you all posted. I wish none of us or our kids were hurting like this. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goin_crazy, post: 424953, member: 11765"] First, thank you all for the support! I really need it! I spent half the day on the the phone with the school principal and my son's psychologist because he was so bullied by other kids AND a coach this morning that he called his grandmother and told her he had a doctor's appointment after first period so she would come get him. His self-esteem is in the gutter anyway and I cannot figure out why a teacher would behave this way, especially in front of other students. I thought I had gotten him an appointment with his counselor but it seemed they had a mixup so he sat in the doctor's office for 45 min before they called me and said she wasn't there and he could come back tomorrow. The principal says he will talk to my son about what happened and then try to discuss it with the coach, who is also one of his teachers, but I know my son will bottle it up and not tell anything. He doesn't want to get anything stirred up so he just leaves. As far as substance abuse goes, he tried alcohol once, and I caught him. He started dipping snuff at school and we are having trouble getting it from him because he says it helps him cope. I still have not got a clue how he gets it. He was in a house where someone's older sibling had pot once and he called me to come get him and he waited outside. He tried smoking a few times. Other than that, he always comes home when he leaves school and we have all prescriptions (and guns and big knives) locked in a safe. He cannot get to anything at home and we don't allow him to go to other kids' houses because we don't trust anyone else. I also think he is scared to try anything else with the medications he is taking because the doctor warned him about it. When he ran away from home he went to a stranger's house who was an elderly lady that had her grandchildren in her care because her son and daughter have similar issues eventhough they are grown but they have had their kids taken away. He was actually safe there. She was really upset with herself for not calling the police but she believed him when he said we kicked him out. I wasn't angry with her, I was just glad to have him safe. Anyway, now we have more issues because we don't know what to do about school. I didn't know Neuropsychologists existed until I came here. I am going to look into that soon. I just want to make it through the last three and a half weeks of school without any more incidences. Right now, we can't make it two days. At the least the principal did tell me he thought my son was a great kid, especially after he turned himself in for skipping, and he put him in to be an office aide, which is supposed to be an honor. I am not sure my son will go for it though. He just wants kids to like him. The crowd that ganged up on him this morning told him everyone hates him, no one likes him, and why doesn't he just go away. Others, including the coach, stood by and let it happen. I don't blame him for leaving. No wonder he's still depressed. Thank you all again. I will stay on here and keep you all posted. I wish none of us or our kids were hurting like this. :( [/QUOTE]
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