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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 176238" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It sounds like your 13 year old has a good attitude about her medications. She adapted well despite the "bad press" the medications got from her father. So there's hope.</p><p></p><p>As for how much is biological and how much environmental - it is very hard to judge and sometimes it makes little difference, if the treatment is similar. It's when the treatment is different that this information becomes vital.</p><p></p><p>My take on it - if medication is making a positive difference and especially if he doesn't know he's taking it, then I'd say the problem is probably within him, rather than imposed by his father. And even his father may have some hereditary problem which has predisposed him to be impulsive and aggressive. It could even account for the father's negative attitude to medical assessments and intervention. His "I'm not crazy!" attitude could be defensive; in the same way that sometimes the worst homophobes are "protesting too much" because they fear their own hidden homosexuality.</p><p></p><p>Sabrah, if/when you can, please post a signature profile of yourself and your kids. It makes it easier for us to keep track of your issues (and the kids' issues) without having to go back each time and re-read each post in every thread. And a strong suggestion - do not use real names or anything else which could identify you. WE'RE decent people of course, but if someone wanted to make life difficult for you, using real names would make it much easier to track you and whatever you're talking about.</p><p>For example, I was having A LOT of trouble with our local Dept of Ed authorities and needed to ask people here for ideas on what to say and how to cope. If I had used my real name or the kids' real names, even the name of a local town or school, then I could have been tracked and hacked by the very people I was trying to protect us against. And they have done it before, when I wrote stuff in my own name - I have written a number of articles over the years about education issues and was somewhat horrified the first time when copies of what I had written were passed around the staffroom by one teacher in particular. The next time she did it, I was prepared and had been more careful about what I wrote. But on this site - I need to be free to say what I need to say and not worry about my words being used against me or my kid.</p><p></p><p>Another suggestion that you may have already worked out (or I may have already told you, only I've lost track) - get a copy of "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. It made a big difference to us. And the techniques in there might even work on your ex!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 176238, member: 1991"] It sounds like your 13 year old has a good attitude about her medications. She adapted well despite the "bad press" the medications got from her father. So there's hope. As for how much is biological and how much environmental - it is very hard to judge and sometimes it makes little difference, if the treatment is similar. It's when the treatment is different that this information becomes vital. My take on it - if medication is making a positive difference and especially if he doesn't know he's taking it, then I'd say the problem is probably within him, rather than imposed by his father. And even his father may have some hereditary problem which has predisposed him to be impulsive and aggressive. It could even account for the father's negative attitude to medical assessments and intervention. His "I'm not crazy!" attitude could be defensive; in the same way that sometimes the worst homophobes are "protesting too much" because they fear their own hidden homosexuality. Sabrah, if/when you can, please post a signature profile of yourself and your kids. It makes it easier for us to keep track of your issues (and the kids' issues) without having to go back each time and re-read each post in every thread. And a strong suggestion - do not use real names or anything else which could identify you. WE'RE decent people of course, but if someone wanted to make life difficult for you, using real names would make it much easier to track you and whatever you're talking about. For example, I was having A LOT of trouble with our local Dept of Ed authorities and needed to ask people here for ideas on what to say and how to cope. If I had used my real name or the kids' real names, even the name of a local town or school, then I could have been tracked and hacked by the very people I was trying to protect us against. And they have done it before, when I wrote stuff in my own name - I have written a number of articles over the years about education issues and was somewhat horrified the first time when copies of what I had written were passed around the staffroom by one teacher in particular. The next time she did it, I was prepared and had been more careful about what I wrote. But on this site - I need to be free to say what I need to say and not worry about my words being used against me or my kid. Another suggestion that you may have already worked out (or I may have already told you, only I've lost track) - get a copy of "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. It made a big difference to us. And the techniques in there might even work on your ex! Marg [/QUOTE]
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