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<blockquote data-quote="KeepingitTogether" data-source="post: 579244" data-attributes="member: 15921"><p>Wow...thank you so much for the replies. It's all so overwhelming, but good for me to consider. In reply to a few questions, my sons social life outside of school consists of snowboarding with friends, Youth Group (yes, he actually likes to go!, he really relates to the leader)and he stays the night quite a bit with a close friend of his (whose family we know well). My kids have gone to a very close knit Charter School K-8, and he is close with a group of friends from there still. Some who have moved on to the same High School together. Good Boys, A students, no drugs, straight laced familes, and we do things together. Quite frankly, there has been little availability for my son to enter into the world of drugs or alchohol since up until this point in life I know who/where he is and with most all of the time. (We do not keep any alcohol in the home either.) But I am not blind to the fact that kids are kids, and if they are looking for something, they will find it. So, this of coarse will be my concern with him in High School, since it is normal to give more freedom as he grows. </p><p> In regard to my son experiencing any trauma as a child, we can not think of anything that stands out, and we had gone over this with his councelor. He has never been in trouble with the law, or even school for that matter. I hate to say it, but I am a stay at home mom raising a family of 4, my husband has worked consistantely for 21 years at the same company, his hours have always been the same and our routine of life has hardly changed. My son has just from the get go, been a difficult child. I can not, for the life of me, think of any event or time that he was out of my site where something tragic may have happened. As for school, he has never experienced any delays, and is still an average to above average student. With attitude..ha.</p><p> Let's see, another question asked was regarding the testing. He was tested at a well know facility in our area, but the testing was done answering questions on a computer, then some discussion with a person (can't remember her title), it lasted 2 hrs. During the following week the PsychDoctor elvaluated the outcome of the paperwork , gave his findings/thoughts to the counselor. And then we tried to work with him for the following months...</p><p> By the way, I have with-held privelges for years, still do. I just took his phone away when he decided to tell me he hated me. When I do, there is usually a time frame for the privelege withheld. NOTHING seems to have worked in all these years. It doesn't seem to bother him!</p><p> I will also plan to read more on possible re-testing of a more indepth kind as stated by InsaneCdn. Hope this gives more insight to the situation at hand and I would love to hear from any of you...thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KeepingitTogether, post: 579244, member: 15921"] Wow...thank you so much for the replies. It's all so overwhelming, but good for me to consider. In reply to a few questions, my sons social life outside of school consists of snowboarding with friends, Youth Group (yes, he actually likes to go!, he really relates to the leader)and he stays the night quite a bit with a close friend of his (whose family we know well). My kids have gone to a very close knit Charter School K-8, and he is close with a group of friends from there still. Some who have moved on to the same High School together. Good Boys, A students, no drugs, straight laced familes, and we do things together. Quite frankly, there has been little availability for my son to enter into the world of drugs or alchohol since up until this point in life I know who/where he is and with most all of the time. (We do not keep any alcohol in the home either.) But I am not blind to the fact that kids are kids, and if they are looking for something, they will find it. So, this of coarse will be my concern with him in High School, since it is normal to give more freedom as he grows. In regard to my son experiencing any trauma as a child, we can not think of anything that stands out, and we had gone over this with his councelor. He has never been in trouble with the law, or even school for that matter. I hate to say it, but I am a stay at home mom raising a family of 4, my husband has worked consistantely for 21 years at the same company, his hours have always been the same and our routine of life has hardly changed. My son has just from the get go, been a difficult child. I can not, for the life of me, think of any event or time that he was out of my site where something tragic may have happened. As for school, he has never experienced any delays, and is still an average to above average student. With attitude..ha. Let's see, another question asked was regarding the testing. He was tested at a well know facility in our area, but the testing was done answering questions on a computer, then some discussion with a person (can't remember her title), it lasted 2 hrs. During the following week the PsychDoctor elvaluated the outcome of the paperwork , gave his findings/thoughts to the counselor. And then we tried to work with him for the following months... By the way, I have with-held privelges for years, still do. I just took his phone away when he decided to tell me he hated me. When I do, there is usually a time frame for the privelege withheld. NOTHING seems to have worked in all these years. It doesn't seem to bother him! I will also plan to read more on possible re-testing of a more indepth kind as stated by InsaneCdn. Hope this gives more insight to the situation at hand and I would love to hear from any of you...thanks. [/QUOTE]
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