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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 514823" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>You have gotten some excellent advice, but there is one more factor that might be huge in this.</p><p></p><p>If mom was a meth addict, did she use drugs and drink while she was pregnant? This is devestating to a developing fetus and usually causes lifelong problems that include behavioral and learning issues. I adopted a boy, now eighteen, whose birthmother used drugs and drank and he had behavioral and learning issues because of it. Alcohol can cause organic brain damage.</p><p></p><p>Most of the time our kids are complicated and more than one thing is going on. Although you can't fix the damage caused by prenatal drug/alcohol use, it helps to understand it and to learn strategies that others w ho have similar children use to help the child and yourself. Kids with fetal alcohol spectrum issues sometimes can not learn from discipline and need to be watched all the time to keep them out of trouble.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree that a neuropsychologist (who is familiar with children with pre-natal drug exposure, is the best way to go. There is nothing you are doing wrong and you should not blame yourself at all. If there is blame at all, sounds like that's one for bio. mom. </p><p></p><p>Take care and keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 514823, member: 1550"] You have gotten some excellent advice, but there is one more factor that might be huge in this. If mom was a meth addict, did she use drugs and drink while she was pregnant? This is devestating to a developing fetus and usually causes lifelong problems that include behavioral and learning issues. I adopted a boy, now eighteen, whose birthmother used drugs and drank and he had behavioral and learning issues because of it. Alcohol can cause organic brain damage. Most of the time our kids are complicated and more than one thing is going on. Although you can't fix the damage caused by prenatal drug/alcohol use, it helps to understand it and to learn strategies that others w ho have similar children use to help the child and yourself. Kids with fetal alcohol spectrum issues sometimes can not learn from discipline and need to be watched all the time to keep them out of trouble. I agree that a neuropsychologist (who is familiar with children with pre-natal drug exposure, is the best way to go. There is nothing you are doing wrong and you should not blame yourself at all. If there is blame at all, sounds like that's one for bio. mom. Take care and keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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