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Runaway difficult child picked up by police - WHAT NOW?!?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 344488" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have an idea that may or may not be right. Has he ever been to a NeuroPsychologist? </p><p></p><p>I could be wrong of course but he does exhibit some signs of Aspergers Syndrome. These kids are bright, but clueless and socially inept and when they get to be teens, if they haven't gotten help, they can get so frustrated that they do many angry things. Did he on time or, as the opposite, talk early and in a very precocious way? Did he make good eye contact with strangers? Any odd quirky behaviors? Does he know how to have a give-and-take conversation? Any obsessions? If he has Aspergers, it's a neurological problem that looks pscyhiatric (and can certainly CAUSE psychiatric difficulties due to t he frustration level of the people who have it).</p><p></p><p>Some drugs don't show up on drug tests, but to me it sounds like more is going on. I am of course just a layperson. I'd get him evaluated if he is willing to cooperate. This is in no way the fault of your parenting. Some kids are born wired differently. Often it is inherited, sometimes from extended relatives. It's just not the typical kid to take a gun and hold up a convenient store clerk for ANY reason that makes sense (which is why drugs came to mind). That is beyond normal rebellion or even normal teen anger. </p><p></p><p>We adopted four kids and our younger one's birthfather was in prison when we adopted her. He had done an armed robbery for cocaine, which is one reason drugs came to mind. Through the years he has committed other crimes, like auto theft, for drugs. Please, please take this as as huge cry that something is very wrong and don't discount drugs entirely. Or anything. Evaluate him.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you are going through this. I know how hard it is!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 344488, member: 1550"] I have an idea that may or may not be right. Has he ever been to a NeuroPsychologist? I could be wrong of course but he does exhibit some signs of Aspergers Syndrome. These kids are bright, but clueless and socially inept and when they get to be teens, if they haven't gotten help, they can get so frustrated that they do many angry things. Did he on time or, as the opposite, talk early and in a very precocious way? Did he make good eye contact with strangers? Any odd quirky behaviors? Does he know how to have a give-and-take conversation? Any obsessions? If he has Aspergers, it's a neurological problem that looks pscyhiatric (and can certainly CAUSE psychiatric difficulties due to t he frustration level of the people who have it). Some drugs don't show up on drug tests, but to me it sounds like more is going on. I am of course just a layperson. I'd get him evaluated if he is willing to cooperate. This is in no way the fault of your parenting. Some kids are born wired differently. Often it is inherited, sometimes from extended relatives. It's just not the typical kid to take a gun and hold up a convenient store clerk for ANY reason that makes sense (which is why drugs came to mind). That is beyond normal rebellion or even normal teen anger. We adopted four kids and our younger one's birthfather was in prison when we adopted her. He had done an armed robbery for cocaine, which is one reason drugs came to mind. Through the years he has committed other crimes, like auto theft, for drugs. Please, please take this as as huge cry that something is very wrong and don't discount drugs entirely. Or anything. Evaluate him. I'm sorry you are going through this. I know how hard it is! [/QUOTE]
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