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OUT OF CONTROL 15 y.o. with- ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="tara w" data-source="post: 48011" data-attributes="member: 3787"><p>thanks for all of the great advice- i'm planning on picking up some of the books and visiting the sites you've suggested. </p><p></p><p>i forgot to mention... my nephew has been on several different medications- patches, pills, you name it. i'm not exactly sure WHAT medications, but they have the effect of slowing him down (the opposite of what they would do to us). of course, compliance is an issue. he takes them when he wants to.</p><p></p><p>the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) makes a lot of sense- from what i've been told, he had self-stimulating behaviors as an infant where he would rock in his crib and bang his head against the headboard.</p><p></p><p>i get really scared when i think that this just may be as "good as it gets." i wish i had a guarantee that one day he would "get it." i wish someone would say to me, "tara, on such and such a date, it's all gonna 'click' into place for him and he's going to realize what a wonderful life he has." i get so scared that he's going to make a bad choice and none of us are going to be able to help him. then what???</p><p></p><p>does anyone have any insight into Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)'s or military schools? i've researched some RTFs and found mixed opinions. i also worry that because he already has some type of attachment disorder, will he feel like we were giving up on him if we sent him to one?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tara w, post: 48011, member: 3787"] thanks for all of the great advice- i'm planning on picking up some of the books and visiting the sites you've suggested. i forgot to mention... my nephew has been on several different medications- patches, pills, you name it. i'm not exactly sure WHAT medications, but they have the effect of slowing him down (the opposite of what they would do to us). of course, compliance is an issue. he takes them when he wants to. the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) makes a lot of sense- from what i've been told, he had self-stimulating behaviors as an infant where he would rock in his crib and bang his head against the headboard. i get really scared when i think that this just may be as "good as it gets." i wish i had a guarantee that one day he would "get it." i wish someone would say to me, "tara, on such and such a date, it's all gonna 'click' into place for him and he's going to realize what a wonderful life he has." i get so scared that he's going to make a bad choice and none of us are going to be able to help him. then what??? does anyone have any insight into Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)'s or military schools? i've researched some RTFs and found mixed opinions. i also worry that because he already has some type of attachment disorder, will he feel like we were giving up on him if we sent him to one? [/QUOTE]
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