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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 113242" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>How long have you been this child's so-called stepmother? And what happened to her mother? Anything traumatic? I see that she is not mentioned in the signature. Have you had experience raising your own children?</p><p>I wonder if this child ever in her life had an intensive evaluation. NeuroPsychs are my favorites. They spend a lot more time and do a lot more testing than even Psychiatrists. I have bipolar II myself and was a very difficult child. I supposed somebody may have said I had ODD, but it was due to the undiagnosed, untreated bipolar. I would not give up on trying to medicate this child. She is only twelve and it seems too soon to give up on her. As an adoptive mom with a child who is on the autism spectrum, I"d want autism looked into too. I am also sad that you don't seem committed to this child. I understand it, but I still think it's sad. I believe she is mentally ill or neurologically impaired, not "bad." Does SO know anything about her biological parents? Often those are clues to what is really wrong with the child, as disorders are inherited. Mental illness, especially untreated and unmedicated, tends to get worse with time and age. Often the kids self-medicate with recreational drugs, so that's something else that could happen if she doesn't get help (or even if she does). Killing her hamster is serious. Did you know that Conduct Disorder usually develops because of untreated mental illness? That's what we were told anyways. Good luck with everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 113242, member: 1550"] How long have you been this child's so-called stepmother? And what happened to her mother? Anything traumatic? I see that she is not mentioned in the signature. Have you had experience raising your own children? I wonder if this child ever in her life had an intensive evaluation. NeuroPsychs are my favorites. They spend a lot more time and do a lot more testing than even Psychiatrists. I have bipolar II myself and was a very difficult child. I supposed somebody may have said I had ODD, but it was due to the undiagnosed, untreated bipolar. I would not give up on trying to medicate this child. She is only twelve and it seems too soon to give up on her. As an adoptive mom with a child who is on the autism spectrum, I"d want autism looked into too. I am also sad that you don't seem committed to this child. I understand it, but I still think it's sad. I believe she is mentally ill or neurologically impaired, not "bad." Does SO know anything about her biological parents? Often those are clues to what is really wrong with the child, as disorders are inherited. Mental illness, especially untreated and unmedicated, tends to get worse with time and age. Often the kids self-medicate with recreational drugs, so that's something else that could happen if she doesn't get help (or even if she does). Killing her hamster is serious. Did you know that Conduct Disorder usually develops because of untreated mental illness? That's what we were told anyways. Good luck with everything. [/QUOTE]
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