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Some observations about difficult child. Not sure what to do with them, or nothing at all
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 543671" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I've found this post to be fascinating as it triggered alot of parenting experiences with the four boys (the sons and the grands). I relate to your difficult child in a few special ways because my difficult child#1 was an outstanding student and multiple sport All Star athlete and then, sigh, he made poor choices and no longer was either of those things. So I'm rooting for your difficult child in hopes he can earn his way back up the scale. I'm curious about two things that I don't believe you have addressed. Is his relationship with his girlfriend emotionally close? My greater curiosity has to do with the behaviors you have described in such detail today. Has he always "followed the beat of a different drummer" or is this a pattern that has developed in the past couple of years since he has been struggling?</p><p></p><p>I've been wondering if perhaps he has some Aspergers traits. There is often a tendency to "role play" with AS in my experience with difficult child#2. Sometimes the social tone of conversations is askew and very often body positioning is so decidedly different that you wonder if it is "posed" or "spontaneous". Interesting.</p><p></p><p>I'll continue to follow your saga with interest and as a cheerleader for difficult child. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 543671, member: 35"] I've found this post to be fascinating as it triggered alot of parenting experiences with the four boys (the sons and the grands). I relate to your difficult child in a few special ways because my difficult child#1 was an outstanding student and multiple sport All Star athlete and then, sigh, he made poor choices and no longer was either of those things. So I'm rooting for your difficult child in hopes he can earn his way back up the scale. I'm curious about two things that I don't believe you have addressed. Is his relationship with his girlfriend emotionally close? My greater curiosity has to do with the behaviors you have described in such detail today. Has he always "followed the beat of a different drummer" or is this a pattern that has developed in the past couple of years since he has been struggling? I've been wondering if perhaps he has some Aspergers traits. There is often a tendency to "role play" with AS in my experience with difficult child#2. Sometimes the social tone of conversations is askew and very often body positioning is so decidedly different that you wonder if it is "posed" or "spontaneous". Interesting. I'll continue to follow your saga with interest and as a cheerleader for difficult child. DDD [/QUOTE]
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