Thanks for the support and kind words from all.
The pants are fine... just a couple of very small holes. There were 3 punctures that were pretty deep. He cried and screamed too.
He said they were picking examples of students for the honor roll (??) Anyways, I explained it really wasn't worth getting that upset over. I told him I already know how smart he is and he said "I am smart!" (Bless his heart)
psychiatrist has him on Zyprexa for mood, but we give that at night before bed, and that just doesn't make much sense to me..... She switched to Zyprexa from Risperdal. We see a counselor every other week. I usually email him an update prior to our appointment.
Would the school want to kick him out for harming himself?? Teachers tend to freak out over this behavior. The principal too.
These drugs are very toxic and only used in dire adult cases. Surely it is damaging for a child to be given Zyprexa . After Risperadol. I think it quite irresponsible of the doctor. I think Zyprexa would only make behavior and emotion much worse and disordered. I hope your child can be off these drugs. There are cognitive ways to help a child feel better and express themselves verbally. All children benefit from more parental affection. I recall my parents did not know or realize this and as a sensitive and lonely child I stabbed myself in the thigh with a pencil. The point was embedded in the flesh. I finally told my mother and showed her and I recall hoping she would soak it or remove it. All she did was say,"it wont hurt you".
At 65 it is still there though under the skin. My emotional disorder and severe loneliness simply needed affection and to be tucked in at bedtime, which my mother refused. When I asked to be tucked in at bedtime and that I couldn't sleep (I was desperately lonely), she refused and gave me phenobarbital several times at least(age 8-9) and then also belladonna, told me to go upstairs back to bed, no hug , no kind loving words. She said,"put the radio on".
Loving affection, reading to, talking always helps more than belladonna or Zyprexa ever could.
I have had lifetime problems as a result.
And I guess they wondered why I cried.