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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 242970" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thanks All! I'm trying to get more comfortable with it. In some ways I was more impressed than I thought I would be with the profs. But then, the psychiatrist said "well, your son does have disruptive behavior and not all kids with BiPolar (BP) do exhibit that". I was sitting there thinking "yeah right- could you name one young teen boy with BiPolar (BP) who's had 9 medication changes in the past few months who has not exhibited disruptive behavior?". But, I bit my tongue. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Maybe that was just his tactful way of saying that they don't all put a knife at their mom.</p><p></p><p>I need to start watching better how much info I'm posting. I'm getting paranoid. So, please guys- be extra cautious about facility and contact and things we might all know but isn't public knowledge- at some point, my family will be involved and stirring up carp and these are people (my family) who tried to con the school people to get info. I don't want to be paranoid- but I know how they work.</p><p></p><p>At least difficult child is letting them know that I wasn't instigating him, I haven't abused him, etc. </p><p></p><p>I don't want to lead difficult child to go too far the other way with accepting mental illness, either. IOW- if he CAN take responsibility and handle detention, I don't want him committed somewhere with those suffering worse than him and "playing" on having more mental illness than he really ddoes. That was another reason that I'm glad he's where he is- they are profs and have seen kids who are at both extremes- I'm going to let them figure that out!! As long as I feel they really are watching and having several profs discussing their opinions as a team approach, I don't think I could do any better, Know what I mean?? </p><p></p><p>Most of the other kids there are exhibiting much more symptommatic behavior than difficult child. The staff told me difficult child was a breathe of fresh air- he can have a conversation. So, difficult child thinks he's big man on campus and is trying to play big brother to a few others there. And I guess the girls are hanging around him. This kind of makes me think that if he's going to be sent somewhere for a long period of time, maybe it shouldn't be a psychiatric place. I don't want difficult child becoming convincced that he is more mentally ill than he is.</p><p></p><p>I did make it clear to difficult child though that "you know how you said what you were getting at psychiatric hospital and therapist and medications was not helping you?- well- this is your help so you better take advantage of it". I wasn't deliberately trying to stress him out- but if he's going flip out about another charge and facing state juvy, he needs to do it now, while he is where he is, because it will get him nowhere but in more trouble to flip out after he's in state juvy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 242970, member: 3699"] Thanks All! I'm trying to get more comfortable with it. In some ways I was more impressed than I thought I would be with the profs. But then, the psychiatrist said "well, your son does have disruptive behavior and not all kids with BiPolar (BP) do exhibit that". I was sitting there thinking "yeah right- could you name one young teen boy with BiPolar (BP) who's had 9 medication changes in the past few months who has not exhibited disruptive behavior?". But, I bit my tongue. :) Maybe that was just his tactful way of saying that they don't all put a knife at their mom. I need to start watching better how much info I'm posting. I'm getting paranoid. So, please guys- be extra cautious about facility and contact and things we might all know but isn't public knowledge- at some point, my family will be involved and stirring up carp and these are people (my family) who tried to con the school people to get info. I don't want to be paranoid- but I know how they work. At least difficult child is letting them know that I wasn't instigating him, I haven't abused him, etc. I don't want to lead difficult child to go too far the other way with accepting mental illness, either. IOW- if he CAN take responsibility and handle detention, I don't want him committed somewhere with those suffering worse than him and "playing" on having more mental illness than he really ddoes. That was another reason that I'm glad he's where he is- they are profs and have seen kids who are at both extremes- I'm going to let them figure that out!! As long as I feel they really are watching and having several profs discussing their opinions as a team approach, I don't think I could do any better, Know what I mean?? Most of the other kids there are exhibiting much more symptommatic behavior than difficult child. The staff told me difficult child was a breathe of fresh air- he can have a conversation. So, difficult child thinks he's big man on campus and is trying to play big brother to a few others there. And I guess the girls are hanging around him. This kind of makes me think that if he's going to be sent somewhere for a long period of time, maybe it shouldn't be a psychiatric place. I don't want difficult child becoming convincced that he is more mentally ill than he is. I did make it clear to difficult child though that "you know how you said what you were getting at psychiatric hospital and therapist and medications was not helping you?- well- this is your help so you better take advantage of it". I wasn't deliberately trying to stress him out- but if he's going flip out about another charge and facing state juvy, he needs to do it now, while he is where he is, because it will get him nowhere but in more trouble to flip out after he's in state juvy. [/QUOTE]
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