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<blockquote data-quote="profchaos71" data-source="post: 258155" data-attributes="member: 7100"><p>My relationship with my 14 year old is draining.He lives with his mother out of state and honestly we dont see each other much.He supposedly has aspergers and ADD and is currently taking Abilify.He is so hard to get through to.He doesnt shower or bathe unless told.He is generally lazy and not outgoing.He behaves mentally like he is 10. At 13 he was still big time into pokemon and at 12 still wanted to carry a stuffed platypus around like a 5 y/o. His only interests are movies and video games.But in this he is picky and avoids anything too challenging or competitive.He pouts,fakes sleepiness and gets sullen and or mouthy when we arent playing or watching something he finds interesting.He seems to have no interest in girls and even turns his head away from the TV like an 8 year old when anything like that comes on.He has been expelled from school twice for making threats against students picking on him.I think the threats in his mind are coming from fantasy video game land.What i mean is that such things from what we might call a normal 14 y/o would be serious.But from him it's like coming from an 8 y/o. At 14 his testicles havent dropped yet and surgery is likely.He is clumsy,non athletic and a poor loser.Never makes eye contact when speaking,sneaks food out of the kitchen in the middle of the night and eats it in his room and stashes the wrappers wherever. At some subjects in school he is alright but he is failing math and science and often fails to complete assignments and or turn stuff in.However he is on the creative side,likes to draw and shows alright talent for it.Enjoys building models etc. Is this behavior from a mental condition?? I mean some of this sounds like aspergers from what i have read but the immaturity and lack of normal interest in girls,combined with the whole narcissim,all about me pouty thing just wears me down.I'm pretty much out of the loop since he has lived out of state with his mom and former step-dad since he was 5.He is with me this week and is supposed to stay most of the summer but right now i'm not sure i can handle it.I'm raising a 1 y/o little girl and thats enough on it's own.His behavior drags the whole house down and i need some help and advice on what might be the root cause of his odd personality and his increasingly annoying and dissappointing level of maturity.Please help me to get through to him and possibly help him to catch up to his peers.I fear he will never go to college,or be able to hold a job and live responsibly on his own</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="profchaos71, post: 258155, member: 7100"] My relationship with my 14 year old is draining.He lives with his mother out of state and honestly we dont see each other much.He supposedly has aspergers and ADD and is currently taking Abilify.He is so hard to get through to.He doesnt shower or bathe unless told.He is generally lazy and not outgoing.He behaves mentally like he is 10. At 13 he was still big time into pokemon and at 12 still wanted to carry a stuffed platypus around like a 5 y/o. His only interests are movies and video games.But in this he is picky and avoids anything too challenging or competitive.He pouts,fakes sleepiness and gets sullen and or mouthy when we arent playing or watching something he finds interesting.He seems to have no interest in girls and even turns his head away from the TV like an 8 year old when anything like that comes on.He has been expelled from school twice for making threats against students picking on him.I think the threats in his mind are coming from fantasy video game land.What i mean is that such things from what we might call a normal 14 y/o would be serious.But from him it's like coming from an 8 y/o. At 14 his testicles havent dropped yet and surgery is likely.He is clumsy,non athletic and a poor loser.Never makes eye contact when speaking,sneaks food out of the kitchen in the middle of the night and eats it in his room and stashes the wrappers wherever. At some subjects in school he is alright but he is failing math and science and often fails to complete assignments and or turn stuff in.However he is on the creative side,likes to draw and shows alright talent for it.Enjoys building models etc. Is this behavior from a mental condition?? I mean some of this sounds like aspergers from what i have read but the immaturity and lack of normal interest in girls,combined with the whole narcissim,all about me pouty thing just wears me down.I'm pretty much out of the loop since he has lived out of state with his mom and former step-dad since he was 5.He is with me this week and is supposed to stay most of the summer but right now i'm not sure i can handle it.I'm raising a 1 y/o little girl and thats enough on it's own.His behavior drags the whole house down and i need some help and advice on what might be the root cause of his odd personality and his increasingly annoying and dissappointing level of maturity.Please help me to get through to him and possibly help him to catch up to his peers.I fear he will never go to college,or be able to hold a job and live responsibly on his own [/QUOTE]
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