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<blockquote data-quote="in a daze" data-source="post: 614631" data-attributes="member: 15832"><p>Hi Echolette,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your input! I did speak to his counselor two days ago. He feels that difficult child is depressed but quite functional. He obeys the rules, does the chores, and participates in group and meetings. He seems more animated around people. IOP stands for Intensive Outpatient, which was recommended after his two hospitalizations in Sept/Oct. He signed himself up in October and takes two buses to get there 3 days a week from 9a-12n.</p><p></p><p>But he highly recommended the one thing that would help my son the most: he needs to get a job. Part time, full time, whatever. Then he will have more privileges. I have a feeling that he is not very focused on the job search. I took him to lunch yesterday (felt sorry for him) brought my laptop and had him apply for three appropriate jobs that I had found. Obviously I can't do this every day, nor should I. It's up to him now.</p><p> So true!</p><p></p><p>I think your idea about not responding to his texts right away is a good one. I can't, anyway when I'm at work.</p><p></p><p>We too have spent thousands of dollars on his education, tutors, therapists, psychiatrists, neurofeedback,, drugs, etc. over the last ten years and still do not have a functional self sufficient 26 year old to show for it. Which reminds me of something...He was re hospitalized in October for what I thought was a too brief 3 days. We were away for a family wedding and I took comfort in the fact that he was safely tucked away in the psychiatric unit, and I was pretty mad that he was discharged so soon. Left a message for his psychiatrist who called me back and told me he was too "high functioning" to be hospitalized for a lengthy stay. I guess their definition of high functioning has a low bar!</p><p></p><p>I will continue to encourage him, but the odds of him being able to support himself seem to grow dimmer every day. Not to worry, he's been approved for SSI, although the benefits have not started yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="in a daze, post: 614631, member: 15832"] Hi Echolette, Thanks for your input! I did speak to his counselor two days ago. He feels that difficult child is depressed but quite functional. He obeys the rules, does the chores, and participates in group and meetings. He seems more animated around people. IOP stands for Intensive Outpatient, which was recommended after his two hospitalizations in Sept/Oct. He signed himself up in October and takes two buses to get there 3 days a week from 9a-12n. But he highly recommended the one thing that would help my son the most: he needs to get a job. Part time, full time, whatever. Then he will have more privileges. I have a feeling that he is not very focused on the job search. I took him to lunch yesterday (felt sorry for him) brought my laptop and had him apply for three appropriate jobs that I had found. Obviously I can't do this every day, nor should I. It's up to him now. So true! I think your idea about not responding to his texts right away is a good one. I can't, anyway when I'm at work. We too have spent thousands of dollars on his education, tutors, therapists, psychiatrists, neurofeedback,, drugs, etc. over the last ten years and still do not have a functional self sufficient 26 year old to show for it. Which reminds me of something...He was re hospitalized in October for what I thought was a too brief 3 days. We were away for a family wedding and I took comfort in the fact that he was safely tucked away in the psychiatric unit, and I was pretty mad that he was discharged so soon. Left a message for his psychiatrist who called me back and told me he was too "high functioning" to be hospitalized for a lengthy stay. I guess their definition of high functioning has a low bar! I will continue to encourage him, but the odds of him being able to support himself seem to grow dimmer every day. Not to worry, he's been approved for SSI, although the benefits have not started yet. [/QUOTE]
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