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<blockquote data-quote="BloodiedButUnbowed" data-source="post: 715659" data-attributes="member: 13303"><p>DS has been evaluated countless times, though never for an autism spectrum diagnosis. He's been diagnosed with general and social anxiety along with depression. </p><p></p><p>At this point, further evaluations are a non-starter unless he decides, himself, to pursue them. I have written before about DS's resistance to treatment, and he is now old enough, not to mention big and strong enough, and dangerous enough, so that he can't be compelled. </p><p></p><p>There is more that I could say - I've withheld a lot of details here, simply because it's not safe to disclose absolutely everything on the Internet. As it is I have probably shared too much information over these past few years. But I will reiterate, from a previous post I made a while back, that DS has made an early transition into young adulthood. He's legally a teenager but he is enabled to the extent that he behaves like a man. And I am somewhat ashamed to admit that because the alternative (enforcing some kind of parental authority) is such a horrible experience all the way around for everybody involved, that we are ALL enabling him now. We all treat him like a responsible adult when he just isn't, but at the same time, nobody is being assaulted or hospitalized either (yet). It's really very tragic.</p><p></p><p>In any case, I do have a happy update as regards the party planning. DS texted his mom and it was agreed to change the time of the party to accommodate his work schedule. So everything worked out without my meddling. A very needed lesson for me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BloodiedButUnbowed, post: 715659, member: 13303"] DS has been evaluated countless times, though never for an autism spectrum diagnosis. He's been diagnosed with general and social anxiety along with depression. At this point, further evaluations are a non-starter unless he decides, himself, to pursue them. I have written before about DS's resistance to treatment, and he is now old enough, not to mention big and strong enough, and dangerous enough, so that he can't be compelled. There is more that I could say - I've withheld a lot of details here, simply because it's not safe to disclose absolutely everything on the Internet. As it is I have probably shared too much information over these past few years. But I will reiterate, from a previous post I made a while back, that DS has made an early transition into young adulthood. He's legally a teenager but he is enabled to the extent that he behaves like a man. And I am somewhat ashamed to admit that because the alternative (enforcing some kind of parental authority) is such a horrible experience all the way around for everybody involved, that we are ALL enabling him now. We all treat him like a responsible adult when he just isn't, but at the same time, nobody is being assaulted or hospitalized either (yet). It's really very tragic. In any case, I do have a happy update as regards the party planning. DS texted his mom and it was agreed to change the time of the party to accommodate his work schedule. So everything worked out without my meddling. A very needed lesson for me! [/QUOTE]
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