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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 224852" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Thank you all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> He was much more cooperative once the medications kicked in. He did the chores as asked. Repaired the damages he'd done. Worked on his homework for 1 hour as asked. </p><p> </p><p>What worries me most is that he's getting older, and bigger, and capable of more harm when he gets this way. He's never hurt anyone, but he does get destructive. And he always wants to get one of his Nerf guns or cap guns and starts shooting at things and talks about shooting people, himself included. I can't control him like I could when he was 2, and yet he's acting like he's 2 but he's in a teenage body. What happens when this happens again in a few years and he's a few inches taller, a couple dozen pounds heavier, a few years older and smarter about what he can get away with, but not any smarter emotionally when he's this out of control?</p><p> </p><p>Is that when you call the police? I have to believe there are other things I can do to diffuse and manage him better when he gets like this. That's why I really think I need another meeting with the therapist. Perhaps if I can get in before our next psychiatrist appointment, I can also ask about any medication strategies to add onto whatever behavioral interventions might be needed.</p><p> </p><p>husband is taking his parents and difficult child 2 to see "The Day The Earth Stood Still", and up until today, difficult child 1 also wanted to see it. But he's so focused on getting game time in that he's refusing to go <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> At first I was pushing for him to join them, but now I'm going to just let him play for an hour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 224852, member: 3444"] Thank you all :) He was much more cooperative once the medications kicked in. He did the chores as asked. Repaired the damages he'd done. Worked on his homework for 1 hour as asked. What worries me most is that he's getting older, and bigger, and capable of more harm when he gets this way. He's never hurt anyone, but he does get destructive. And he always wants to get one of his Nerf guns or cap guns and starts shooting at things and talks about shooting people, himself included. I can't control him like I could when he was 2, and yet he's acting like he's 2 but he's in a teenage body. What happens when this happens again in a few years and he's a few inches taller, a couple dozen pounds heavier, a few years older and smarter about what he can get away with, but not any smarter emotionally when he's this out of control? Is that when you call the police? I have to believe there are other things I can do to diffuse and manage him better when he gets like this. That's why I really think I need another meeting with the therapist. Perhaps if I can get in before our next psychiatrist appointment, I can also ask about any medication strategies to add onto whatever behavioral interventions might be needed. husband is taking his parents and difficult child 2 to see "The Day The Earth Stood Still", and up until today, difficult child 1 also wanted to see it. But he's so focused on getting game time in that he's refusing to go :( At first I was pushing for him to join them, but now I'm going to just let him play for an hour. [/QUOTE]
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