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<blockquote data-quote="dreamcycle" data-source="post: 487783" data-attributes="member: 13365"><p>Thanks I appreciate your response. I'm pretty sure he won't agree to a neuropsychologist evaluation. He's had 3 psychiatric work ups since he was 11, has been hospitalized twice, once at 11 once at 15. He is mad because he feels 'retarded' because he sees a psychiatrist and takes medications. So he has declared he won't take the medications and is done with doctors. I'm sure he won't accept help or input from any program that indicates he has 'special needs'. He just wants to be normal. I don't know what in my humble opinion is, is there a page where are these acronyms are defined? We told him as long as he is going to school, we won't charge him room and board. But he has not registered for classes in the spring and the cut off is looming. He has a part time job at Target in electronics which he loves. In the several altercations we've had the last few months, it's always about boundaries and limitations/expectations and how he feels he shouldn't have them. i.e. pick up your stuff, put your dishes away--shortly after you eat, do minimal household chores. He believes (read perceives) that he should do these things only if and when he feels like it and we need to 'chill'. We issue ultimatums, consequences and he becomes incensed. Self righteous and persecuted is his point of view. He honestly believes that. Yet all his friends would love to have us as parents. I don't want to give up too soon, because I know he really wants to succeed. sigh. Just want to help him without prematurely crushing him in the process. I understand tough love, but he is actually so fragile. Just wish I knew what the best timing was. ...Difficult Child</p><p>'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamcycle, post: 487783, member: 13365"] Thanks I appreciate your response. I'm pretty sure he won't agree to a neuropsychologist evaluation. He's had 3 psychiatric work ups since he was 11, has been hospitalized twice, once at 11 once at 15. He is mad because he feels 'retarded' because he sees a psychiatrist and takes medications. So he has declared he won't take the medications and is done with doctors. I'm sure he won't accept help or input from any program that indicates he has 'special needs'. He just wants to be normal. I don't know what in my humble opinion is, is there a page where are these acronyms are defined? We told him as long as he is going to school, we won't charge him room and board. But he has not registered for classes in the spring and the cut off is looming. He has a part time job at Target in electronics which he loves. In the several altercations we've had the last few months, it's always about boundaries and limitations/expectations and how he feels he shouldn't have them. i.e. pick up your stuff, put your dishes away--shortly after you eat, do minimal household chores. He believes (read perceives) that he should do these things only if and when he feels like it and we need to 'chill'. We issue ultimatums, consequences and he becomes incensed. Self righteous and persecuted is his point of view. He honestly believes that. Yet all his friends would love to have us as parents. I don't want to give up too soon, because I know he really wants to succeed. sigh. Just want to help him without prematurely crushing him in the process. I understand tough love, but he is actually so fragile. Just wish I knew what the best timing was. ...Difficult Child ' [/QUOTE]
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