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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 205126" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Yikes, the system drives me nuts! I'm so sorry that you are having such a difficult time. Hugs.</p><p> </p><p>What should you do? Well, here's my recommendation. Get yourself a notebook and start writing making a chronological journal of how your easy child</p><p>began to change and when. Write down every teacher/administrator/counselor etc. who volunteered any help at all AND all those who made things worse. Write down what was suggested that you tried and exactly how that worked. Did you stick with it? Did your difficult child refuse to participate? Was the person knowledgeable or a dummy?</p><p>What have you done that seemed to help or seems to help? What have you done that seemed to hurt?</p><p> </p><p>Once you have a full visual picture of where you have been to date.</p><p>Make a list of what your options might be based on the past. Sometimes</p><p>in doing that you "see" that Mrs. X or Mr. Y might have been a resource that you overlooked and you can go back and revisit the problem.</p><p> </p><p>Using the net research outpatient treatment facilities near you. Check your insurance coverage and then look for inpatient treatment facilities that may be available to you. We tried outpatient twice..not enough help. We tried an inpatient adolescent substance abuse treatment facility that came highly recommended and it was NOT a good choice. Eventually I read about a very expensive inpatient facility and, knowing full well we couldn't afford it, I called. Turned out they had a sliding scale payment plan and the program was terrific.</p><p> </p><p>In the Archives, I believe, you will find a site that lists choices by state.</p><p>You have spent enough time, in my humble opinion, trying to work through this on your own. Patterns are already set and looking for things to hock may quickly lead to incarceration. been there done that. It's a heartbreak you want to avoid at all costs. Good luck. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 205126, member: 35"] Yikes, the system drives me nuts! I'm so sorry that you are having such a difficult time. Hugs. What should you do? Well, here's my recommendation. Get yourself a notebook and start writing making a chronological journal of how your easy child began to change and when. Write down every teacher/administrator/counselor etc. who volunteered any help at all AND all those who made things worse. Write down what was suggested that you tried and exactly how that worked. Did you stick with it? Did your difficult child refuse to participate? Was the person knowledgeable or a dummy? What have you done that seemed to help or seems to help? What have you done that seemed to hurt? Once you have a full visual picture of where you have been to date. Make a list of what your options might be based on the past. Sometimes in doing that you "see" that Mrs. X or Mr. Y might have been a resource that you overlooked and you can go back and revisit the problem. Using the net research outpatient treatment facilities near you. Check your insurance coverage and then look for inpatient treatment facilities that may be available to you. We tried outpatient twice..not enough help. We tried an inpatient adolescent substance abuse treatment facility that came highly recommended and it was NOT a good choice. Eventually I read about a very expensive inpatient facility and, knowing full well we couldn't afford it, I called. Turned out they had a sliding scale payment plan and the program was terrific. In the Archives, I believe, you will find a site that lists choices by state. You have spent enough time, in my humble opinion, trying to work through this on your own. Patterns are already set and looking for things to hock may quickly lead to incarceration. been there done that. It's a heartbreak you want to avoid at all costs. Good luck. DDD [/QUOTE]
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