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Hi folks, went to the doctor on monday with a little fever and here I am with leukemia. what a total shock. Would love and all board juju. I am doing really well right now, I actually feel good, so hard to reconcile with being seriously sick. I try not to think about my poor husband...

Just wondering what those of you with adopted kids with substance abuse problems know about their birthparents history. Both of my adopted kids have major substance abuse in background of birthparents, and even birth grandparents. We didn't find out about one of kids' birth family histories...

Hi, Let's send extra warrior mom armor Crazy mama's way as she deals with the heartrenching process of placing her son in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC).... I believe that deep in his heart of hearts he will know that you are doing this out of love and concern. Good luck with the admission process. And on to....

Hi-- Question: If you get a GED instead of a diploma what difference might it make? My oldest hates school, has always hated it, and it is going to be a major PITA to get him graduated. I'm not sure if he dropped out whether he would get a GED even, maybe not right away, but I don't know...

My oldest son has back home this year after a year away in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) where we thought he made great progress in getting himself out of school refusual mode that he has been in since K. We thought he had learned tools to cope with things that required persistence and much more of a sense of self...

Did you get her admitted ok? I've been sending positive vibes your way....

Does anyone have any ideas for dealing with difficult child 2 who gets so bent out shape when he doesn't get what he wants. Friends aren't available to come over, he wants something now, somebody didn't get something at the store, he wants to do something, something doesn't go his way, he gets bummed out...

Hi Totoro See you posted in sped. How are you and the girls doing? I wonder about you often and hope everything is ok, or at least going in a positive direction-- P.

My son is going into HS. He will probably have one period a day of "study hall" --pullout time to do homework etc with aides and maybe some help from Special Education teacher. His proposed IEP says that they will teach him study skills, but isn't very specific. I am afraid that if we don't try to...

Asked this on the other forum, but does anyone know what constitutes the definition of ten days of change in placement until manifest determination? Clearly suspension does, but what about the day that my son had to spend in the office waiting to get his consequence--he didn't even do...

Ok not earth shattering drama, but my son ended up suspended for two days because he was twirling his shoes around before gym class talking to this kid (and probably annoying him), kid was backing away according to student eyewitness accounts (another whole story there) and difficult child accidentally...

is causing him to lose friends. difficult child 2 and friend were outside on our porch at night having fun. difficult child started to tell friend who he knows is scared of ghosts etc seriously from boy scout camping trips in past that he had seen a homeless mentally ill woman on our road (true) and that she was...

Ok I am beyond angry. GFGgot a couple of suspensions in Dec when he had some random acts of aggression largely due to starting Zoloft. That's discountinued he is back to his "normal behavior" which is generally ok, sometimes off task. He got written up a teacher who he has had few issues...

We all recommend reading the Explosive child and are probably comfortable with Plan A (do it or else) and Plan C (not worth the battle). But how many of you actually try to practice Plan b and go through the steps consistently? Have you learned it on your own or do you think you need to go to...

I got a comment from school wondering whether we had had attachment therapy as a family for my fetal alcohol kid. -Aside from not appreciating comments from school that imply that we need to be doing certain things in family therapy (and no none of the ten plus mental health providers we...

HI my 13 year son is having an FBA done this week at school, as a follow up to his agressive behavior in Dec when he was on an SSRI and his general impulsiveness. The FBA person wants to ask me a few questions about his medication and what attachment therapy he has had. I am really annoyed...

HI--the thread on emancipation got me wondering about the opposite. What if you have a difficult child who you don't think will be ready to handle money, make sensible decisions about future (like continue to get IEP services to the age of 21) etc. I understood from a parent of a difficult child that there is...

HI Totoro, Perhaps I have missed your posts, but I have been wondering how K and N are doing. And you too! Hope all is well. Hugs. P.

Hi difficult child 2 is due to have a FBA (and safe schools assessment) as a result of his actions before Christmas (punched two kids without a lot of provocation). He is generally very impulsive, trying very hard socially to fit in but is developmentally delayed--high functioning Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) kid). I have read...

HI I'm hoping that there are some of you out there who are trying to use plan B. I can do plan C, it is plan B that is giving me trouble. difficult child 2 is an impulsive kid and has a hard time stopping whatever he is doing when his friends/parents/brother tells him to stop. Tonight after playing WII...