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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 437905" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>Janet,</p><p></p><p>It makes sense. I think your notion of a metaphor is great. We could try the skin analogy or maybe there is a metaphor that would be even more visual for a 14 year boy. Have to work on that one. </p><p></p><p>He knows he has been hurtful and apologizes afterwards much of the time the next morning or later on; I need to try to find some way of reaching him then. when you get upset, you get a brain freeze, the filter goes off, you say stuff and make yourself and everyone miserable, and what you are doing is slowly eroding people's capacity--ie. your mother-- to want to do things for you. I am sure there is a better way to say that, but that's what I would like to say. Anybody have any good scripts or can point me to a book?</p><p></p><p>Still not sure about the medications. He definitely is no BiPolar (BP), some ADHD. We have tried: Adderall, focalin, ritalin, concerta, tenex (total disaster, twice), strattera, prozac (not good) zoloft (total disaster), Lamictal (didn't do anything), Topamax (made him sleepy), Abilify (helped for a while, but side effects were very worrying), Risperdal (now on currently, weight gain issues but helped with aggressiveness.</p><p></p><p>So I don't know where to go with medications now, since we are max on concerta, and I would rather ditch Risperdal than increase it. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for the responses. I am going to study them and see what i can try.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 2 is pretty typical Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) kid--not totally impacted but definitely impulsive. They are hard to medicate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 437905, member: 2322"] Janet, It makes sense. I think your notion of a metaphor is great. We could try the skin analogy or maybe there is a metaphor that would be even more visual for a 14 year boy. Have to work on that one. He knows he has been hurtful and apologizes afterwards much of the time the next morning or later on; I need to try to find some way of reaching him then. when you get upset, you get a brain freeze, the filter goes off, you say stuff and make yourself and everyone miserable, and what you are doing is slowly eroding people's capacity--ie. your mother-- to want to do things for you. I am sure there is a better way to say that, but that's what I would like to say. Anybody have any good scripts or can point me to a book? Still not sure about the medications. He definitely is no BiPolar (BP), some ADHD. We have tried: Adderall, focalin, ritalin, concerta, tenex (total disaster, twice), strattera, prozac (not good) zoloft (total disaster), Lamictal (didn't do anything), Topamax (made him sleepy), Abilify (helped for a while, but side effects were very worrying), Risperdal (now on currently, weight gain issues but helped with aggressiveness. So I don't know where to go with medications now, since we are max on concerta, and I would rather ditch Risperdal than increase it. Thanks for the responses. I am going to study them and see what i can try. difficult child 2 is pretty typical Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) kid--not totally impacted but definitely impulsive. They are hard to medicate. [/QUOTE]
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