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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 152387" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>I just HAD to post---from the been there done that perspective.</p><p></p><p>I agree with much of what Star said...It depends on so many things, but MAINLY the right t-doctor with the right approach for the particular difficult child. I had the unusual situation with a BOY who was an internalizer and had needs at a very young age...In fact, he was too old for play therapy and too young for talk therapy at the time of his first major depression. Fortunately, I found a therapist who COULD talk to a 7 year old boy and make progress...</p><p></p><p>Some people have kids who need help with external behaviors, and that is the easier (but not easy) type of therapy to obtain. If a child has an inner life that is very distorted and troubling, it literally takes YEARS for therapy to be effective. In my son's case, it was, and he is now not in therapy. However, he has a very good attitude toward therapy, and I think he would sek therapy on his own if he thought he needed it.</p><p></p><p>Since he has had two major depression (prior to age 15) therapy (and appropriate medications) literally save his life.</p><p></p><p>by the way, today is his 21st birthday...He MADE it to adulthood when I thought he would not live to see his 15th birthday!</p><p></p><p>I am very thankful for all the appropriate therapy he had, and do not dwell on the false strts and incompetents, and there were some.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 152387, member: 284"] I just HAD to post---from the been there done that perspective. I agree with much of what Star said...It depends on so many things, but MAINLY the right t-doctor with the right approach for the particular difficult child. I had the unusual situation with a BOY who was an internalizer and had needs at a very young age...In fact, he was too old for play therapy and too young for talk therapy at the time of his first major depression. Fortunately, I found a therapist who COULD talk to a 7 year old boy and make progress... Some people have kids who need help with external behaviors, and that is the easier (but not easy) type of therapy to obtain. If a child has an inner life that is very distorted and troubling, it literally takes YEARS for therapy to be effective. In my son's case, it was, and he is now not in therapy. However, he has a very good attitude toward therapy, and I think he would sek therapy on his own if he thought he needed it. Since he has had two major depression (prior to age 15) therapy (and appropriate medications) literally save his life. by the way, today is his 21st birthday...He MADE it to adulthood when I thought he would not live to see his 15th birthday! I am very thankful for all the appropriate therapy he had, and do not dwell on the false strts and incompetents, and there were some. Martie [/QUOTE]
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