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My adult 23 year old falling apart
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 686018" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Maisie, first of all, I was initially diagnosed many years ago as having Depression/ADHD. It wasn't until treatment for those sent me into mixed states that I was diagnosed with bipolar. Stupid as both my father and my sister were/are bipolar. It is EXTREMELY common in both children and adults for ADHD/Depression or Anxiety/Depression to be the first diagnoses bipolar folks are given.</p><p></p><p>My suggestion is that he apply for SSI, and once that is (hopefully) granted, take advantage of whatever services are available to him. I also strongly suggest that your son use and attorney for his filing. His chances will be much better, and there is no cost to him. The attorney will take his/her fee out of whatever back pay is awarded. They pay back to "disability date", which most likely be the date when he was officially diagnosed.</p><p></p><p>I would also like to point out that even if he's bipolar, he is still responsible for his life choices and behavior. It may take medications and therapy for him to be able to handle his life, but it is his responsibility to get those medications and therapy so that he can make good life choices.</p><p></p><p>This is not your fault in any way. Your job at this point is to cast him loose so that he can learn to make decisions, and most importantly, to own the consequences of those decisions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 686018, member: 1963"] Maisie, first of all, I was initially diagnosed many years ago as having Depression/ADHD. It wasn't until treatment for those sent me into mixed states that I was diagnosed with bipolar. Stupid as both my father and my sister were/are bipolar. It is EXTREMELY common in both children and adults for ADHD/Depression or Anxiety/Depression to be the first diagnoses bipolar folks are given. My suggestion is that he apply for SSI, and once that is (hopefully) granted, take advantage of whatever services are available to him. I also strongly suggest that your son use and attorney for his filing. His chances will be much better, and there is no cost to him. The attorney will take his/her fee out of whatever back pay is awarded. They pay back to "disability date", which most likely be the date when he was officially diagnosed. I would also like to point out that even if he's bipolar, he is still responsible for his life choices and behavior. It may take medications and therapy for him to be able to handle his life, but it is his responsibility to get those medications and therapy so that he can make good life choices. This is not your fault in any way. Your job at this point is to cast him loose so that he can learn to make decisions, and most importantly, to own the consequences of those decisions. [/QUOTE]
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