'Chelle
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Guess this is just a vent, since I know no one here has that magic pill or stick that will make my difficult child actually want to go to school (hey, unless someone's been holding out with that). Just have no clue right now myself. After a good end to school last year, and a fantastic first semester this year, I was actually letting myself relax and hope a bit. Then this semester started last week, and this week has been another week from the hot place. Extremely hard to get him up to go, angry growls of I don't want to go to school, throwing things, stomping around, slamming doors, calls from school, surly ALL DAY at home. He walked out of English class one day this week, though later he told me he was just doing what the teacher said....which was if you aren't going to do the work and read the book you may as well just leave....so he did. Yep, didn't think he did anything wrong, teacher said to leave, typical Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) literal translation of statement, instead of figuring out maybe he should just do the reading {{SIGH}}. So this morning husband calls and said difficult child was in an extremely foul mood this morning, just waiting for the call from school.
How much is typical teen angst, how much is difficult child problems going on, is something specific bothering him at school this semester? difficult child's contribution to any questions/talks are "no", "I don't know", "I guess". Nothing else, so I don't know myself. His reply to if you won't talk to people, how can we help you get through this was "I don't need any help." Any attempts at talking to him result in his being in an even worse mood, no matter what tone or words I use. After almost a year of no problems, I'm having a very hard time getting back into the crisis mode. I'm feeling hopeless, clueless, and fresh out of any ideas on what to do or say to him. By the time we could get back to his psychiatrist it will be 2 months, and by that time who knows, he'd probably have found his way again. That's what happened last time.
{{SIGH}} anyway, thanks for anyone who listens. Just needed to get that out right now.
How much is typical teen angst, how much is difficult child problems going on, is something specific bothering him at school this semester? difficult child's contribution to any questions/talks are "no", "I don't know", "I guess". Nothing else, so I don't know myself. His reply to if you won't talk to people, how can we help you get through this was "I don't need any help." Any attempts at talking to him result in his being in an even worse mood, no matter what tone or words I use. After almost a year of no problems, I'm having a very hard time getting back into the crisis mode. I'm feeling hopeless, clueless, and fresh out of any ideas on what to do or say to him. By the time we could get back to his psychiatrist it will be 2 months, and by that time who knows, he'd probably have found his way again. That's what happened last time.
{{SIGH}} anyway, thanks for anyone who listens. Just needed to get that out right now.