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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 90390" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi Catwoman! I am SOOOO glad you found us!! Sorry you need us, but glad we are here.</p><p></p><p>If I had a PENNY for every time someone suggested we take my difficult child to a priest, or for an exorcism, I would be richer than Bill Gates. For 7 years we lived in a very Catholic area of OH, where I was raised, and had SOOOO many people telling us that. It did sometimes seem like a last resort kind of thing, as he would scream at the holy water in church (or anything else in church - much to my husband's dismay). It was easy to solve, no church!</p><p></p><p>The behaviors were harder. We struggled for a long time. We homeschooled him because the local school was making him suicidal - they punished HIM if the teacher sent a note home that had a spelling error!!!! And so many more things. He was trying to kill himself at age 7. He is aspergers. </p><p></p><p>We ended up letting him live with grandparents in the same OK town we now live in. It seems to be pretty good all around. He even has plans for after high school!! He is a junior at almost 16.</p><p></p><p>With autism disorders in the family, I would have the oldest re-evaluated. Just my opinion, but most of us here get ADHD as teh first diagnosis. I have come to regard it as pretty useless in and of itself. My pcdau even was diagnosis'd ADHD - she has seizures and anxiety and PTSD and never had an ADHD day in her life!!! Her symptoms disappeared with seizure medications and therapy for the pTSD.</p><p></p><p>Remember, be nice to mommy!! It is the most important thing you can do. Beating up mommy is NO GOOD, cause if Mommy isn't happy, nobody is happy!</p><p></p><p>As I see it, you have both autism and seizures in the family. Good chances that is where to start looking in regard to your oldest.</p><p></p><p>There is a book out called Mom's Gonna Blow or some such. If I can find a link to it I will send it to you. It helped ME because it described how to identify the physical changes in your body that happen when you get mad, and then it helps you change the behaviors so you don't have as many blow ups. Anger was an issue for us, and this helped a LOT. In a very gentle way. I will post a link if I can find one.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 90390, member: 1233"] Hi Catwoman! I am SOOOO glad you found us!! Sorry you need us, but glad we are here. If I had a PENNY for every time someone suggested we take my difficult child to a priest, or for an exorcism, I would be richer than Bill Gates. For 7 years we lived in a very Catholic area of OH, where I was raised, and had SOOOO many people telling us that. It did sometimes seem like a last resort kind of thing, as he would scream at the holy water in church (or anything else in church - much to my husband's dismay). It was easy to solve, no church! The behaviors were harder. We struggled for a long time. We homeschooled him because the local school was making him suicidal - they punished HIM if the teacher sent a note home that had a spelling error!!!! And so many more things. He was trying to kill himself at age 7. He is aspergers. We ended up letting him live with grandparents in the same OK town we now live in. It seems to be pretty good all around. He even has plans for after high school!! He is a junior at almost 16. With autism disorders in the family, I would have the oldest re-evaluated. Just my opinion, but most of us here get ADHD as teh first diagnosis. I have come to regard it as pretty useless in and of itself. My pcdau even was diagnosis'd ADHD - she has seizures and anxiety and PTSD and never had an ADHD day in her life!!! Her symptoms disappeared with seizure medications and therapy for the pTSD. Remember, be nice to mommy!! It is the most important thing you can do. Beating up mommy is NO GOOD, cause if Mommy isn't happy, nobody is happy! As I see it, you have both autism and seizures in the family. Good chances that is where to start looking in regard to your oldest. There is a book out called Mom's Gonna Blow or some such. If I can find a link to it I will send it to you. It helped ME because it described how to identify the physical changes in your body that happen when you get mad, and then it helps you change the behaviors so you don't have as many blow ups. Anger was an issue for us, and this helped a LOT. In a very gentle way. I will post a link if I can find one. Hugs, Susie [/QUOTE]
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