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<blockquote data-quote="ROE" data-source="post: 35617" data-attributes="member: 2276"><p>Ngaire,</p><p></p><p>Try not to be so hard on yourself. I wish I had some words of wisdom. Reading your post reminded me of the past with my difficult child. Our difficult child's diagnosis's are not the same. But my difficult child started having problems around the same age. My difficult child was symtomatic at age 9 1/2 and a full blown difficult child by age 10. I can relate to what you're saying when you say that his latest outburst was calculated. My difficult child did have rages where it seemed that he really could not control himself. Then there was the day (he was 10)that he hit me with with a plastic chair. He was actually hiding, and when I came around the corner he nailed me with it. It was a calculated attack. He was getting back at me for making him go to school. I was so upset by the incident. I started to think that he had no conscious. I was raising a sociopath and it was possible that nothing was going to change him. Lucky for me difficult child had a t.doctor appointment that day. He was admitted for a short inpatient stay immediately after.</p><p></p><p>I know this situation is not nearly as frightening as the situation you described. We had many more incidents that were much more violent. My difficult child is now 16. He's got me by 6 inches and more than 100 lbs. I would not hesitate to call the police on my difficult child he ever got out of control again. You have to do whatever it takes to keep your family safe. I've been fortunate that my difficult child's behavior is not as extreme anymore.</p><p></p><p>I can understand your frustration at trying to get your difficult child help especially if he refuses to cooperate. My difficult child resisted therapy as a child and now he flat out refuses it too. I had a therapist tell me that at his age, no therapist will work with him if he isn't willing to cooperate. My difficult child has been medicated since he was 10, and that is the one thing that he does not refuse. </p><p></p><p>Have you tried therapy sessions without your difficult child? I did get alot of useful information and suggestions from various professionals on how to handle my difficult child. I often think that I got more out of my difficult child's therapy sessions (when he actually went)than he did.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hang in there. Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ROE, post: 35617, member: 2276"] Ngaire, Try not to be so hard on yourself. I wish I had some words of wisdom. Reading your post reminded me of the past with my difficult child. Our difficult child's diagnosis's are not the same. But my difficult child started having problems around the same age. My difficult child was symtomatic at age 9 1/2 and a full blown difficult child by age 10. I can relate to what you're saying when you say that his latest outburst was calculated. My difficult child did have rages where it seemed that he really could not control himself. Then there was the day (he was 10)that he hit me with with a plastic chair. He was actually hiding, and when I came around the corner he nailed me with it. It was a calculated attack. He was getting back at me for making him go to school. I was so upset by the incident. I started to think that he had no conscious. I was raising a sociopath and it was possible that nothing was going to change him. Lucky for me difficult child had a t.doctor appointment that day. He was admitted for a short inpatient stay immediately after. I know this situation is not nearly as frightening as the situation you described. We had many more incidents that were much more violent. My difficult child is now 16. He's got me by 6 inches and more than 100 lbs. I would not hesitate to call the police on my difficult child he ever got out of control again. You have to do whatever it takes to keep your family safe. I've been fortunate that my difficult child's behavior is not as extreme anymore. I can understand your frustration at trying to get your difficult child help especially if he refuses to cooperate. My difficult child resisted therapy as a child and now he flat out refuses it too. I had a therapist tell me that at his age, no therapist will work with him if he isn't willing to cooperate. My difficult child has been medicated since he was 10, and that is the one thing that he does not refuse. Have you tried therapy sessions without your difficult child? I did get alot of useful information and suggestions from various professionals on how to handle my difficult child. I often think that I got more out of my difficult child's therapy sessions (when he actually went)than he did. Hang in there. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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