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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 104127" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Gcvmom, you're right to jump all over this now.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child does all of the things that you describe your difficult child doing.</p><p>He has no sense of boundaries, snoops through everyone else's things and takes anything that appeals to him.</p><p></p><p>He used to steal his little brother's toys, and often pull them apart. He used to go through my and husband's dressers, night tables clothes pockets, everything...all in a frighteningly short time (5 min when we left our room door open by mistake). His impulsive behaviour has gotten slightly better on SSRI medications, but it's still awful.</p><p></p><p>We installed locks on every door in the house. husband and I have keys to all of the doors. difficult child doesn't have any keys, not even to the front or back doors. As Star said with her difficult child, we lock up shampoo, bubble bath, lotion, dish soap, and anything else that difficult child might take. Everything in the house was locked down, and I carried my handbag with me everywhere.</p><p></p><p>Soap, toothpaste, etc. were issued to difficult child when it was time to use them, and then they were returned to lock-down.</p><p></p><p>Now that he's in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC), they have implemented the same policy. He has a dresser, a small table, a bed, the book he's currently reading or the jigsaw puzzle he's currently working on in his room. Everything else is in lockdown and has to be issued to him with permission.</p><p></p><p>It's not ideal, but difficult child just doesn't seem able to control himself right now. While he doesn't have the skill to do it from within, we've had to impose it from outside. I pray that he gets it eventually...he's already in trouble with the law and further trouble will not be good now that he's over 18 and able to be tried as an adult.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, and all the best,</p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 104127, member: 3907"] Gcvmom, you're right to jump all over this now. My difficult child does all of the things that you describe your difficult child doing. He has no sense of boundaries, snoops through everyone else's things and takes anything that appeals to him. He used to steal his little brother's toys, and often pull them apart. He used to go through my and husband's dressers, night tables clothes pockets, everything...all in a frighteningly short time (5 min when we left our room door open by mistake). His impulsive behaviour has gotten slightly better on SSRI medications, but it's still awful. We installed locks on every door in the house. husband and I have keys to all of the doors. difficult child doesn't have any keys, not even to the front or back doors. As Star said with her difficult child, we lock up shampoo, bubble bath, lotion, dish soap, and anything else that difficult child might take. Everything in the house was locked down, and I carried my handbag with me everywhere. Soap, toothpaste, etc. were issued to difficult child when it was time to use them, and then they were returned to lock-down. Now that he's in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC), they have implemented the same policy. He has a dresser, a small table, a bed, the book he's currently reading or the jigsaw puzzle he's currently working on in his room. Everything else is in lockdown and has to be issued to him with permission. It's not ideal, but difficult child just doesn't seem able to control himself right now. While he doesn't have the skill to do it from within, we've had to impose it from outside. I pray that he gets it eventually...he's already in trouble with the law and further trouble will not be good now that he's over 18 and able to be tried as an adult. Good luck, and all the best, Trinity [/QUOTE]
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