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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 19499" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>What do you mean, "when unmedicated"? How about ALL the time?</p><p></p><p>It's an interesting hobby he's got, though. Can you find ways to channel it, rather than cut it off? If he can develop this 'skill' to genuine creative levels, it's a good thing. He sounds a bit like easy child 2/difficult child 2 in this - she's always been exceptionally good with her hands, doing fine detail. Her drawings were always very intricately detailed and she is always doing things with her hands, like 'knitting' chain mail (with fencing wire), tearing lolly wrappers into the longest strip of paper ever, origami, balloon sculpture - she does it. Currently she's bought the book of "Discworld - Build your own Unseen University" and is intricately creating the buildings in this fictional fantasy series. Basically, by encouraging her to do more she's made it productive. She even earns money with her balloon sculpture - school fairs, that sort of thing.</p><p></p><p>I saw an interesting craft project once - you tear brightly-coloured tissue paper into poppy petal shapes then stick them down in a tray (or on an artist's canvas) then paint on leaves and stems. The tray version - once you had the petals in place and the leaves/stems painted, you coat it all with varnish and turn it into a dinner tray.</p><p></p><p>Just a thought... if we can't change them, we try and make a buck out of it!</p><p></p><p>You can't stop him. Don't try. Enjoy him (not easy sometimes). I had a nephew who would tie everything up with string - like a version of Christo. Hey, maybe we know what is wrong with Christo...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 19499, member: 1991"] What do you mean, "when unmedicated"? How about ALL the time? It's an interesting hobby he's got, though. Can you find ways to channel it, rather than cut it off? If he can develop this 'skill' to genuine creative levels, it's a good thing. He sounds a bit like easy child 2/difficult child 2 in this - she's always been exceptionally good with her hands, doing fine detail. Her drawings were always very intricately detailed and she is always doing things with her hands, like 'knitting' chain mail (with fencing wire), tearing lolly wrappers into the longest strip of paper ever, origami, balloon sculpture - she does it. Currently she's bought the book of "Discworld - Build your own Unseen University" and is intricately creating the buildings in this fictional fantasy series. Basically, by encouraging her to do more she's made it productive. She even earns money with her balloon sculpture - school fairs, that sort of thing. I saw an interesting craft project once - you tear brightly-coloured tissue paper into poppy petal shapes then stick them down in a tray (or on an artist's canvas) then paint on leaves and stems. The tray version - once you had the petals in place and the leaves/stems painted, you coat it all with varnish and turn it into a dinner tray. Just a thought... if we can't change them, we try and make a buck out of it! You can't stop him. Don't try. Enjoy him (not easy sometimes). I had a nephew who would tie everything up with string - like a version of Christo. Hey, maybe we know what is wrong with Christo... Marg [/QUOTE]
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