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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 658430" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Yes, the psychiatrist did address the pot use. He said he'd love to put difficult child back on Concerta, because it seemed to work better than the Strattera, but he needs difficult child to comply/cooperate and he couldn't be sure of that. He again mentioned behaving more like a 15-yr-old. So that's another reason he wants to work with increasing the lithium dose while we make sure that difficult child isn't using.</p><p></p><p>A psychiatrist or therapist has a tightrope walk when it comes to defiant patients. They have to have the person's trust and respect, so that the person will confide in them, but they have to be strong, in a clear but not rude way when it comes to reality. This psychiatrist also mentioned that difficult child needs to be "reality based." That's the same term that our therapist used.</p><p>We're supposed to keep difficult child grounded in reality. He is somewhere else in his head sometimes. He just shuts down. He used to do that when he was little, way before pot. He'd sit on the floor, turn his back to me, and look away from me, just like the dogs did if I were disciplining him. It was funny and scary at the same time.</p><p></p><p>Did your daughter do things like that?</p><p></p><p>Also, he used to bang his head against the crib until it bruised. When my easy child did that, the pediatrician said, "When it hurts, she'll stop." I used that same advice with-difficult child but to my horror, he didn't stop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 658430, member: 3419"] Yes, the psychiatrist did address the pot use. He said he'd love to put difficult child back on Concerta, because it seemed to work better than the Strattera, but he needs difficult child to comply/cooperate and he couldn't be sure of that. He again mentioned behaving more like a 15-yr-old. So that's another reason he wants to work with increasing the lithium dose while we make sure that difficult child isn't using. A psychiatrist or therapist has a tightrope walk when it comes to defiant patients. They have to have the person's trust and respect, so that the person will confide in them, but they have to be strong, in a clear but not rude way when it comes to reality. This psychiatrist also mentioned that difficult child needs to be "reality based." That's the same term that our therapist used. We're supposed to keep difficult child grounded in reality. He is somewhere else in his head sometimes. He just shuts down. He used to do that when he was little, way before pot. He'd sit on the floor, turn his back to me, and look away from me, just like the dogs did if I were disciplining him. It was funny and scary at the same time. Did your daughter do things like that? Also, he used to bang his head against the crib until it bruised. When my easy child did that, the pediatrician said, "When it hurts, she'll stop." I used that same advice with-difficult child but to my horror, he didn't stop. [/QUOTE]
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