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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 245728" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Our therapist has been a good coach. difficult child will pretty much listen to anyone except for us. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>Sometimes he'll say, "I hear your parents here and they're doing most of the work. You need to step up and get to work. I want to hear what you have to say." We just stare at him until he talks. "I don't know" isn't an answer.</p><p>Sometimes, if he's really down and negative, we just make him do stuff anyway. If we left him to his own devices, he would do nothing all day except play video games.</p><p> </p><p>I think it's sort of a "fake it til you make it" proposition. We have to take them through their paces, over and over, and eventually something kicks in.</p><p>I've seen it in little bits and pieces. I can only hope that all the pieces come together when he's older. </p><p> </p><p>If we don't see difficult child progressing fast enough, or regressing, we can make addtl appts, and he does not like that at all. It's a sort of carrot and stick approach. </p><p>He's not living outside our home so the team is just us and the therapist, the psychiatrist, and his teachers.</p><p>Frankly, with-o his teachers, I would be lost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 245728, member: 3419"] Our therapist has been a good coach. difficult child will pretty much listen to anyone except for us. :) Sometimes he'll say, "I hear your parents here and they're doing most of the work. You need to step up and get to work. I want to hear what you have to say." We just stare at him until he talks. "I don't know" isn't an answer. Sometimes, if he's really down and negative, we just make him do stuff anyway. If we left him to his own devices, he would do nothing all day except play video games. I think it's sort of a "fake it til you make it" proposition. We have to take them through their paces, over and over, and eventually something kicks in. I've seen it in little bits and pieces. I can only hope that all the pieces come together when he's older. If we don't see difficult child progressing fast enough, or regressing, we can make addtl appts, and he does not like that at all. It's a sort of carrot and stick approach. He's not living outside our home so the team is just us and the therapist, the psychiatrist, and his teachers. Frankly, with-o his teachers, I would be lost. [/QUOTE]
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