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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 539568" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>I'd have no idea how to answer your question but what Insane and LDM are saying makes a lot of sense to me, at least based on my own son's hx and changes over time. The juvie system and being on probation/parole, etc has never really done anything helpful for him. However, being away from home with strict structure that was consistently enforced and having enough brawn constantly around to back it up during the middle teen years sure seemed to help him mature. Plus, I think more and more this has a lot to do with the frontal lobe and brain development. I think more and more about people here who have said their sons seemed to get past many of their problems around their early 20's. A lot of these parents seemed to need the male teen out of the home a while during their middle teen years. What this tells me is that ALL the difficult child behavior couldn't have been a psychiatric or neuro disorder.</p><p></p><p>So I don't know but maybe your son is neither a typical teen, aspie, or a budding sociopath. Maybe he's another who's just got too mmuch testosterone, an immature brain, and not in the 'right' structure he needs to keep him in control and on the right path right now. in my humble opinion, sometimes we parents 'allow' things at home to become more dysfunctional because it's the only way we can keep peace or maintain a semi-functioning household while going thru these teen years. I tried that but it didn't work and the price was astronomical in too many ways. </p><p></p><p>I second LDM's suggestion of your son going somewhere for the summer- the military boarding school or a long, highly structured camp or something- maybe wilderness camp. I doubt you can fix this at home no matter how much structured activity you sign him up for or how consistent you are with him. He just knows how to push the right buttons at home and the family emotion prevents the type of authority it's going to take to change things right now. Just MHO. I definitely believe he's in control of more than what you think but that doesn't mean he knows how or can change that easily and he's not necessarily a budding sociopath.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 539568, member: 3699"] I'd have no idea how to answer your question but what Insane and LDM are saying makes a lot of sense to me, at least based on my own son's hx and changes over time. The juvie system and being on probation/parole, etc has never really done anything helpful for him. However, being away from home with strict structure that was consistently enforced and having enough brawn constantly around to back it up during the middle teen years sure seemed to help him mature. Plus, I think more and more this has a lot to do with the frontal lobe and brain development. I think more and more about people here who have said their sons seemed to get past many of their problems around their early 20's. A lot of these parents seemed to need the male teen out of the home a while during their middle teen years. What this tells me is that ALL the difficult child behavior couldn't have been a psychiatric or neuro disorder. So I don't know but maybe your son is neither a typical teen, aspie, or a budding sociopath. Maybe he's another who's just got too mmuch testosterone, an immature brain, and not in the 'right' structure he needs to keep him in control and on the right path right now. in my humble opinion, sometimes we parents 'allow' things at home to become more dysfunctional because it's the only way we can keep peace or maintain a semi-functioning household while going thru these teen years. I tried that but it didn't work and the price was astronomical in too many ways. I second LDM's suggestion of your son going somewhere for the summer- the military boarding school or a long, highly structured camp or something- maybe wilderness camp. I doubt you can fix this at home no matter how much structured activity you sign him up for or how consistent you are with him. He just knows how to push the right buttons at home and the family emotion prevents the type of authority it's going to take to change things right now. Just MHO. I definitely believe he's in control of more than what you think but that doesn't mean he knows how or can change that easily and he's not necessarily a budding sociopath. [/QUOTE]
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