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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 568225" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>Calamity - My first inclination was to guess drugs as well. I had him tested last March, again in July and the hospital checked him at the end of September - clean every time. </p><p></p><p>Our difficult child's sound similar in the behaviour but for different reasons maybe. I'm not saying difficult child is bipolar -I wouldn't ever think myself qualified to make that diagnosis. The psychiatrist's initial diagnosis was major depressive disorder possibly bipolar. She was inclined to think he might be bipolar but felt it was too early to diagnose without an immediate family member like husband or myself with a diagnosis of bipolar. </p><p></p><p>I spoke to the school today. His guidance counsellor says he doesn't show up for appointments. He does seek difficult child out in the hallways of school and speaks to him whenever he does see him in the hall. He said he seemed good - which he does to my face too. VP said there is not much they can do about his attendance and because he doesn't live at home that makes it even more difficult. All they would do is give him an attendance contract and quite frankly he wouldn't care, contract or not, if he didn't feel like going to class, he wouldn't. </p><p></p><p>You're certainly right about it not doing any good to confront him or tell him I know he has been cutting class. </p><p></p><p>And no, he doesn't have access to our home. We changed all of our locks to digital coded locks and changed the codes when he moved out. We live far enough out of town that I hope he wouldn't bother to show up here anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 568225, member: 14356"] Calamity - My first inclination was to guess drugs as well. I had him tested last March, again in July and the hospital checked him at the end of September - clean every time. Our difficult child's sound similar in the behaviour but for different reasons maybe. I'm not saying difficult child is bipolar -I wouldn't ever think myself qualified to make that diagnosis. The psychiatrist's initial diagnosis was major depressive disorder possibly bipolar. She was inclined to think he might be bipolar but felt it was too early to diagnose without an immediate family member like husband or myself with a diagnosis of bipolar. I spoke to the school today. His guidance counsellor says he doesn't show up for appointments. He does seek difficult child out in the hallways of school and speaks to him whenever he does see him in the hall. He said he seemed good - which he does to my face too. VP said there is not much they can do about his attendance and because he doesn't live at home that makes it even more difficult. All they would do is give him an attendance contract and quite frankly he wouldn't care, contract or not, if he didn't feel like going to class, he wouldn't. You're certainly right about it not doing any good to confront him or tell him I know he has been cutting class. And no, he doesn't have access to our home. We changed all of our locks to digital coded locks and changed the codes when he moved out. We live far enough out of town that I hope he wouldn't bother to show up here anyway. [/QUOTE]
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