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<blockquote data-quote="Dollhouse" data-source="post: 255524"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Thanks to all for your replies and comments. Also, thank you to Star* for the information. I have never heard of the "Baker Act", and did not know this existed. I will look in to this more.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">My son pretty much stayed with friend during the day for the past 3 days and slept over at my mom's at night during those days. On Monday, we had an appointment with a facility that has outpatient therapy and has a residential home, more for high-schoolers. As I'm sure you know -- lots of paperwork to fill out and a brief screening by the clinician there. We went in together and then he went by himself. When we went together, he had a 'wall' up and had much bravado with a "I don't care" attitude. He also had a drug test for marijuana which still came up positive (they called me with the results on Tuesday). </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Their recommendation was that he should be in outpatient therapy for anger and behavior-modification. He was willing to go; however, this facility is about 40mins from our house and they DO NOT have medication management. The clinician did try to convince him do do residential, even if it were for 2-3 weeks just so he could have some acute care and get it over with. He did say at first he doesn't want to be "confined" anywhere, but seemed to listen when she went on further that the treatment is up to him and it could be 2 weeks to 30 days.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">They also referred us to 2 places near our home -- one place my son had called last Thursday (he is on the waitlist, which could be 2weeks) and another place that DOES have medication management, behavioral therapy, psychiatrists and group therapy. He said he would consider calling that place, but has not as of yet. It's funny, he asked to be dropped off a friend's yesterday who just graduated from this place I just mentioned. I wondered if he asked him about it and how the program was.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">When driving home from the appointment on Monday, my son pulls out his laptop and asks me to listen to all the new music he has created. (HUH? This kid told me he hated me just 3 short days ago when he was taken in handcuffs!!). he's so good! I wish he would get himself together to pursue this, but alas it is up to him. He asked me to drop him at a friends, which I did. He did come home for the first time to sleep on Monday evening.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Yesterday (Tues) he cleaned his room (he had trashed it in anger when the police came on Sat) and he's been sleeping from 11pm to 7:30am which is a tiny blessing. Previously, just 1 short week ago, and for months prior -- he had been up all night and then sleeping until 4 or 5pm in the afternoon. Since the police incident, his sleeping patterns have changed for the better. He's actually up during the day now! Oh..also, he had a 2nd call from a home improvement center for a 3rd interview. However, he hasn't been motivated to call back.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">What will happen next -- I don't know. It has been mentioned to him (in front of the clinician on Monday) that if he does not seek help, we may indeed have to ask him to leave. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Any prayers you can muster would be welcomed.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Best,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Doll</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dollhouse, post: 255524"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]Thanks to all for your replies and comments. Also, thank you to Star* for the information. I have never heard of the "Baker Act", and did not know this existed. I will look in to this more.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]My son pretty much stayed with friend during the day for the past 3 days and slept over at my mom's at night during those days. On Monday, we had an appointment with a facility that has outpatient therapy and has a residential home, more for high-schoolers. As I'm sure you know -- lots of paperwork to fill out and a brief screening by the clinician there. We went in together and then he went by himself. When we went together, he had a 'wall' up and had much bravado with a "I don't care" attitude. He also had a drug test for marijuana which still came up positive (they called me with the results on Tuesday). [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]Their recommendation was that he should be in outpatient therapy for anger and behavior-modification. He was willing to go; however, this facility is about 40mins from our house and they DO NOT have medication management. The clinician did try to convince him do do residential, even if it were for 2-3 weeks just so he could have some acute care and get it over with. He did say at first he doesn't want to be "confined" anywhere, but seemed to listen when she went on further that the treatment is up to him and it could be 2 weeks to 30 days.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]They also referred us to 2 places near our home -- one place my son had called last Thursday (he is on the waitlist, which could be 2weeks) and another place that DOES have medication management, behavioral therapy, psychiatrists and group therapy. He said he would consider calling that place, but has not as of yet. It's funny, he asked to be dropped off a friend's yesterday who just graduated from this place I just mentioned. I wondered if he asked him about it and how the program was.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]When driving home from the appointment on Monday, my son pulls out his laptop and asks me to listen to all the new music he has created. (HUH? This kid told me he hated me just 3 short days ago when he was taken in handcuffs!!). he's so good! I wish he would get himself together to pursue this, but alas it is up to him. He asked me to drop him at a friends, which I did. He did come home for the first time to sleep on Monday evening.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]Yesterday (Tues) he cleaned his room (he had trashed it in anger when the police came on Sat) and he's been sleeping from 11pm to 7:30am which is a tiny blessing. Previously, just 1 short week ago, and for months prior -- he had been up all night and then sleeping until 4 or 5pm in the afternoon. Since the police incident, his sleeping patterns have changed for the better. He's actually up during the day now! Oh..also, he had a 2nd call from a home improvement center for a 3rd interview. However, he hasn't been motivated to call back.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]What will happen next -- I don't know. It has been mentioned to him (in front of the clinician on Monday) that if he does not seek help, we may indeed have to ask him to leave. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]Any prayers you can muster would be welcomed.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]Best,[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkslateblue]Doll[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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