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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 94943" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi, welcome.</p><p>I know how you feel.</p><p>How long has your son been on medications?</p><p>My son was the same as yours up until about a yr ago. He started to mature, and our behavior modification, plus counseling, plus Adderal for ADHD, plus holding back our son a yr in school, all helped. Oh, and diet, too.</p><p>My son used to say things about killing me all the time. The child psychiatric said that's how a lot of kids express anger. We put limits on our son's vocabulary and told him he'd lose privileges if he used language like that. We also talked to him when he was calm to see if he really meant it. (He said he was just angry and it was the first thought that came into his head, which validated the therapist's opinion.)</p><p>I like that your son has added, "I wish I was grown up already ..." because you can assume he's not an immediate threat, in addition to which, you can talk to him when he's calm, repeat the sentence back to him calmly, and ask him why he wouldn't just move out instead of killing you since he could easily move out? Surely, he will opt for moving out. That will get him thinking in another direction.</p><p></p><p>Yes, the house is more peaceful when he's not here.</p><p>Sigh.</p><p></p><p>Luckily, Adderal has helped our son so much, we haven't needed any other medications. He's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. No kidding! His anger and inattention peak with-o his Adderal. Truly amazing.</p><p>We thought he was bipolar for a while, but it's too obvious that most of his issues are with-me, which, as you will see as you read the notes on this bb, is very common. The moms get his the worst.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 94943, member: 3419"] Hi, welcome. I know how you feel. How long has your son been on medications? My son was the same as yours up until about a yr ago. He started to mature, and our behavior modification, plus counseling, plus Adderal for ADHD, plus holding back our son a yr in school, all helped. Oh, and diet, too. My son used to say things about killing me all the time. The child psychiatric said that's how a lot of kids express anger. We put limits on our son's vocabulary and told him he'd lose privileges if he used language like that. We also talked to him when he was calm to see if he really meant it. (He said he was just angry and it was the first thought that came into his head, which validated the therapist's opinion.) I like that your son has added, "I wish I was grown up already ..." because you can assume he's not an immediate threat, in addition to which, you can talk to him when he's calm, repeat the sentence back to him calmly, and ask him why he wouldn't just move out instead of killing you since he could easily move out? Surely, he will opt for moving out. That will get him thinking in another direction. Yes, the house is more peaceful when he's not here. Sigh. Luckily, Adderal has helped our son so much, we haven't needed any other medications. He's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. No kidding! His anger and inattention peak with-o his Adderal. Truly amazing. We thought he was bipolar for a while, but it's too obvious that most of his issues are with-me, which, as you will see as you read the notes on this bb, is very common. The moms get his the worst. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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