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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 703268" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>You have gotten some supportive and helpful replies, I think, to your difficult, unfortunate situation.I wanted to add that in my area there is equestrian therapy that is free for children with disabilities and special needs. Your child would certainly qualify.</p><p> I have worked in this field. She would qualify based on emotional factors. You may need to get an advocate but this is free, through many disability advocacy agencies. We got a free attorney who advocated successfully for private school for my son.</p><p></p><p>If there are issues of safety involved, and there are, serious and difficult decisions must be made. There is the welfare not of your daughter, but of her siblings, who already are vulnerable to her.</p><p></p><p>Residential treatment, I would look into. Once she has an IEP, this could be a goal. The school would pay.</p><p></p><p>There are parents who have relinquished custody of their children so that those children could have access to needed treatment for serious illnesses whether medical or psychiatric. That there is a genetic component to this, or may be, does not mean she is a 'bad seed" and that this cannot be treated. Biology does not have to become destiny. That it happened before does not mean it will again. It may. It may not. If she becomes a danger to the other kids (or you) you might consider temporary placement in a foster family equipped with skills to safely manage her behaviors and keep your other kids safe.</p><p></p><p>If it were me I would take her to a regional children's medical center/hospital where there is a Developmental Department which consists of a team of child neurologist, neuropsychologist, family social worker, psychiatrist. She would get an extensive evaluation and recommendations for treatment made. Such evaluation would help advocate for her with schools, agencies, etc.</p><p></p><p>When my son went to the private behavioral school there were other children that lived there. The majority did. It was associated with a religious order. If my son at the age of your child had had problems manifesting as do hers, I would have hoped I would have considered an intensive intervention such as this.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, I hope you keep posting. You will receive a great deal of support here, and good information. There are many parents here who have over many years dealt with problems like your own. Many of these kids have gone on to make productive and fulfilling lives and the parents have come out on the other side. Alive and at peace. While it may not seem so to us now, in the midst of it, there is a great deal of hope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 703268, member: 18958"] You have gotten some supportive and helpful replies, I think, to your difficult, unfortunate situation.I wanted to add that in my area there is equestrian therapy that is free for children with disabilities and special needs. Your child would certainly qualify. I have worked in this field. She would qualify based on emotional factors. You may need to get an advocate but this is free, through many disability advocacy agencies. We got a free attorney who advocated successfully for private school for my son. If there are issues of safety involved, and there are, serious and difficult decisions must be made. There is the welfare not of your daughter, but of her siblings, who already are vulnerable to her. Residential treatment, I would look into. Once she has an IEP, this could be a goal. The school would pay. There are parents who have relinquished custody of their children so that those children could have access to needed treatment for serious illnesses whether medical or psychiatric. That there is a genetic component to this, or may be, does not mean she is a 'bad seed" and that this cannot be treated. Biology does not have to become destiny. That it happened before does not mean it will again. It may. It may not. If she becomes a danger to the other kids (or you) you might consider temporary placement in a foster family equipped with skills to safely manage her behaviors and keep your other kids safe. If it were me I would take her to a regional children's medical center/hospital where there is a Developmental Department which consists of a team of child neurologist, neuropsychologist, family social worker, psychiatrist. She would get an extensive evaluation and recommendations for treatment made. Such evaluation would help advocate for her with schools, agencies, etc. When my son went to the private behavioral school there were other children that lived there. The majority did. It was associated with a religious order. If my son at the age of your child had had problems manifesting as do hers, I would have hoped I would have considered an intensive intervention such as this. Meanwhile, I hope you keep posting. You will receive a great deal of support here, and good information. There are many parents here who have over many years dealt with problems like your own. Many of these kids have gone on to make productive and fulfilling lives and the parents have come out on the other side. Alive and at peace. While it may not seem so to us now, in the midst of it, there is a great deal of hope. [/QUOTE]
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