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<blockquote data-quote="Wiped Out" data-source="post: 128617" data-attributes="member: 1631"><p>I am truly grateful for your caring responses. I had tears in my eyes as I read them. I do know something has to change. I've thought of little else the last few days.</p><p></p><p>Those of you who have gone the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) route, was the violence something that was happening everyday? The hard part of thinking of out of home placement for me is that the violence isn't happening every day or even every week. He is never easy but we do have relatively long stretches with no violence. The disrespect and rudeness and other behaviors are constant. The problem is when he is violent he could really hurt someone seriously.</p><p></p><p>Hospitalization is something I would be o.k. with right now because if nothing else it would give us a break-sad isn't it? Part of the problem with hospitalization is he never exhibits these behaviors when he is there.</p><p></p><p>We do need more respite. Unfortunately, we don't qualify for much in the way of services. We are able to get about 4 hours of respite a month and every now and then and overnight. Everyone we talk to (tdocs, psychiatrists) all say we need respite. They tell us basically because we handle things so well we don't get the services. It almost seems like you have to be in danger of harming your children to qualify for services. It's very frustrating. </p><p></p><p>difficult child and I both have therapist appts. in the coming week. They are at different days but happen at the same project. They are the type who may push for hospitalization if they feel it is needed. He also has a psychiatrist appointment. next week Monday. Hopefully we can come up with a plan that will be better for all of us.</p><p></p><p>Again I truly appreciate all of your responses. They really mean more than I can say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiped Out, post: 128617, member: 1631"] I am truly grateful for your caring responses. I had tears in my eyes as I read them. I do know something has to change. I've thought of little else the last few days. Those of you who have gone the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) route, was the violence something that was happening everyday? The hard part of thinking of out of home placement for me is that the violence isn't happening every day or even every week. He is never easy but we do have relatively long stretches with no violence. The disrespect and rudeness and other behaviors are constant. The problem is when he is violent he could really hurt someone seriously. Hospitalization is something I would be o.k. with right now because if nothing else it would give us a break-sad isn't it? Part of the problem with hospitalization is he never exhibits these behaviors when he is there. We do need more respite. Unfortunately, we don't qualify for much in the way of services. We are able to get about 4 hours of respite a month and every now and then and overnight. Everyone we talk to (tdocs, psychiatrists) all say we need respite. They tell us basically because we handle things so well we don't get the services. It almost seems like you have to be in danger of harming your children to qualify for services. It's very frustrating. difficult child and I both have therapist appts. in the coming week. They are at different days but happen at the same project. They are the type who may push for hospitalization if they feel it is needed. He also has a psychiatrist appointment. next week Monday. Hopefully we can come up with a plan that will be better for all of us. Again I truly appreciate all of your responses. They really mean more than I can say. [/QUOTE]
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