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<blockquote data-quote="raraavis" data-source="post: 708985" data-attributes="member: 20646"><p>I did read every reply to my post and appreciate everyone`s input.</p><p>[USER=18958]@Copabanana[/USER] : you are right, he is very smart (despite the modest IQ on formal testing). Every single professional that has worked with my son said he was extremely bright, "an old soul". He can be very funny as well and has a fabulous memory. He has lots of qualities and a great potential, that is why we have been doing all the things that we could think of in order to help him. Unfortunately he is equally mentally ill. I am mentally exhausted, emotionally drained, beyond depressed, but somewhere deep inside I still hope for a miracle.</p><p>'He feels awful. He does not understand what is happening to him. He directs it outward, because it is overwhelming him internally and he does not know how to stop it or control it. He is telling you in every possible way he knows how it feels to be him. He is holding you responsible to stop it. That is why I think he is so mad. Because it does not stop."</p><p>Copabanana; you hit the nail on the head this this. This is exactly what I think might be happening. I think he is mad at us because he thinks we could do something to stop his feeling so badly and we don`t.</p><p>[USER=1550]@SomewhereOutThere[/USER] For the most part we can still live under the same roof with him for now (we can still protect ourselves and he is always with us or at school, never unsupervised, so he cannot hurt anybody else at this time), but not sure if we can still do it in 2-3 more years. I would absolutely not hesitate to place him in a residential place if I truly felt he was ready and able to hurt someone for real. </p><p>We take him 2-3 times a week to appointments for chemo treatment, psychologist, other medical tests. It is an overwhelming time for all of us, but he has no ability to cope with all of these and he turned into a little monster. As I said, he has always been difficult, aggressive, moody, but he was somewhat manageable when we started him on Risperdal. Now his behavior is the worst it has ever been. I am sure the brain tumor plays a part in this as well.</p><p>Thank you all again. I will keep you posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raraavis, post: 708985, member: 20646"] I did read every reply to my post and appreciate everyone`s input. [USER=18958]@Copabanana[/USER] : you are right, he is very smart (despite the modest IQ on formal testing). Every single professional that has worked with my son said he was extremely bright, "an old soul". He can be very funny as well and has a fabulous memory. He has lots of qualities and a great potential, that is why we have been doing all the things that we could think of in order to help him. Unfortunately he is equally mentally ill. I am mentally exhausted, emotionally drained, beyond depressed, but somewhere deep inside I still hope for a miracle. 'He feels awful. He does not understand what is happening to him. He directs it outward, because it is overwhelming him internally and he does not know how to stop it or control it. He is telling you in every possible way he knows how it feels to be him. He is holding you responsible to stop it. That is why I think he is so mad. Because it does not stop." Copabanana; you hit the nail on the head this this. This is exactly what I think might be happening. I think he is mad at us because he thinks we could do something to stop his feeling so badly and we don`t. [USER=1550]@SomewhereOutThere[/USER] For the most part we can still live under the same roof with him for now (we can still protect ourselves and he is always with us or at school, never unsupervised, so he cannot hurt anybody else at this time), but not sure if we can still do it in 2-3 more years. I would absolutely not hesitate to place him in a residential place if I truly felt he was ready and able to hurt someone for real. We take him 2-3 times a week to appointments for chemo treatment, psychologist, other medical tests. It is an overwhelming time for all of us, but he has no ability to cope with all of these and he turned into a little monster. As I said, he has always been difficult, aggressive, moody, but he was somewhat manageable when we started him on Risperdal. Now his behavior is the worst it has ever been. I am sure the brain tumor plays a part in this as well. Thank you all again. I will keep you posted. [/QUOTE]
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