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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 527305" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Hi Megan, sorry you are in this place...it is rough to have a child who sounds so disrespectful when on top of everything you have a husband, the deployment issue and a baby...wow!</p><p>Welcome to our little corner of the world. Dont worry yet that you will be back to square one...every place is different, there may or may not be resources. You say boyfriend for your son's ...dad? I am assuming that is what he is. So he never sees him? Has this therapist been the only one you have seen or have you had any other assessment done?</p><p></p><p>One thing you may want to look into, given he has adhd plus...you might, when you move, want to have him assessed by a neuropsychologist. You can explore if there are other issues that are causing him to look very adhd, but are adding to the issues...along with that have a speech/language pathology evaluation (to check for social language issues, language processing or auditory processing which can be very subtle and hard to detect in the real world....), and an Occupational therapy evaluation to check to make sure fine motor, motor planning, sensory integration etc..are all within normal limits. These things can really impact kids and make them seem very oppositional and defiant, and very very very adhd. Just always better to check because there are therapies that can help so much if these are issues, and I can tell you it is awful to look back and find out you missed something. If it turns out nothing is there, fine, you have that info to move on too. </p><p>Another thing you can do when you move, call the county you are in and ask for a case manager for kids with disabilities (may fall under mental health) and see if they have additional resources. When husband leaves you are going to need support or respite....you might be able to get someone like a pca to come and take him out for a few hours now and then. It is worth asking just in case. There are other military families here so they may be able to share with you any specialized supports.</p><p></p><p>Is it ok for him to hyphenate his name even if not legal? I know kids who do that kind of thing, on "legal" papers like standardized tests let him know it is not official yet so he has to do that but that it is ok with the two of you to do it on assignments or classroom tests. </p><p></p><p>I have had one day (today) this month when my son has not been aggressive so trust me when I say I get how things like this can wear on you. Most here do understand as you said. I hope you come back tomorrow and check in, more people will be here during the day to welcome you. </p><p></p><p>Hang tough, you have a lot going on right now.... we are here for you....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 527305, member: 12886"] Hi Megan, sorry you are in this place...it is rough to have a child who sounds so disrespectful when on top of everything you have a husband, the deployment issue and a baby...wow! Welcome to our little corner of the world. Dont worry yet that you will be back to square one...every place is different, there may or may not be resources. You say boyfriend for your son's ...dad? I am assuming that is what he is. So he never sees him? Has this therapist been the only one you have seen or have you had any other assessment done? One thing you may want to look into, given he has adhd plus...you might, when you move, want to have him assessed by a neuropsychologist. You can explore if there are other issues that are causing him to look very adhd, but are adding to the issues...along with that have a speech/language pathology evaluation (to check for social language issues, language processing or auditory processing which can be very subtle and hard to detect in the real world....), and an Occupational therapy evaluation to check to make sure fine motor, motor planning, sensory integration etc..are all within normal limits. These things can really impact kids and make them seem very oppositional and defiant, and very very very adhd. Just always better to check because there are therapies that can help so much if these are issues, and I can tell you it is awful to look back and find out you missed something. If it turns out nothing is there, fine, you have that info to move on too. Another thing you can do when you move, call the county you are in and ask for a case manager for kids with disabilities (may fall under mental health) and see if they have additional resources. When husband leaves you are going to need support or respite....you might be able to get someone like a pca to come and take him out for a few hours now and then. It is worth asking just in case. There are other military families here so they may be able to share with you any specialized supports. Is it ok for him to hyphenate his name even if not legal? I know kids who do that kind of thing, on "legal" papers like standardized tests let him know it is not official yet so he has to do that but that it is ok with the two of you to do it on assignments or classroom tests. I have had one day (today) this month when my son has not been aggressive so trust me when I say I get how things like this can wear on you. Most here do understand as you said. I hope you come back tomorrow and check in, more people will be here during the day to welcome you. Hang tough, you have a lot going on right now.... we are here for you.... [/QUOTE]
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