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<blockquote data-quote="moonglow" data-source="post: 393160" data-attributes="member: 256"><p>Thanks Suz...yea I will have to look at those later. I have been looking up the affects on drinking and drug use in fetuses and it appears with the exception of more health problems with the drug using mothers, the problems and behavioral problems are pretty much the same for people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). I found a very informative video on it on youtube that breaks down some of the problems..and it sounds exactly like Kenny:</p><p></p><p>Executive Function Impairment:</p><p></p><p>Problems with planning, sequencing</p><p></p><p>Difficulty applying knowledge to daily skills</p><p></p><p>Judgment</p><p></p><p>Impulse control</p><p></p><p>Organizational skills</p><p></p><p>No future orientation, inability to delay gratification</p><p></p><p>Attention/concentration:</p><p></p><p>Cause and effect</p><p></p><p>Behavioral</p><p></p><p>Impulsive</p><p></p><p>Hyperactive</p><p></p><p>Distractible</p><p></p><p>Aggressive explosive</p><p></p><p>Lying/stealing</p><p></p><p>Easily frustrated</p><p></p><p>Interpersonal:</p><p></p><p>Poor ability to read social cues</p><p></p><p>Lack of empathy</p><p></p><p>Externalized blame</p><p></p><p>Excessive demand for attention (needy)</p><p></p><p>Inflexible rigid thinking</p><p></p><p>Difficulty understanding consequences</p><p></p><p>Lack of self awareness, reflection</p><p></p><p>Emotional</p><p></p><p>Little ability to recognize feelings</p><p></p><p>Little ability to articulate feelings</p><p></p><p>Sense of urgency and intensity</p><p></p><p>Anxiety common</p><p></p><p>Labile mood</p><p></p><p>Low self esteem.</p><p>***********************</p><p>Alot of this is similar to mania in bipolar so I could understand if they mis-diagnosis him on that. It seems to be anxiety that keeps him from sleeping much. I haven't really heard of him going through a depressive stage expect when he was on medications and it made him very tired and sleepy all the time and that was assumed to be the depression part of it...when it could have just been the medication.</p><p></p><p>Anyway I emailed the video and information to mom and Rich and am hoping they can bring this up tomorrow when they take him to the dr. The professor in the video also said tough love just doesn't work on these kids because they really don't understand. They don't understand cause and effect. The only problem is the video was cut off so I didn't get to hear the rest and so far haven't found the rest of it. Maybe they just need to start all over with Kenny...</p><p></p><p>I think any way this could help us at least understand why he does the things he does and maybe change our approach with him. He is ready to take off and move back to the city...Rich was able to talk him out of it. Kenny wants to move to some apartment close to the high school where he was at and totally hates the principle and vice principle there and has threatened to harm them (not to their face as far as I know). So that is the stupidest thing he could do! He is just constantly wanting to DO something..and it always has to be some major thing too like this and doesn't think it through. And he wants to do it NOW! Can't wait...just 'has' to do this big thing right now. He thinks after his appointment tomorrow Rich is going to take him back to the city but Rich isn't. Kenny would just end up in jail again because he will be right back with the same group of people he has gotten into trouble with before...and Rich has told him that. But whether Kenny truly understands we just don't know. So Rich and mom are ready to lay down the law tomorrow and say...no you aren't going back there. And he if refuses to go to his appointment he will be cut off from his funds (which I sure hope it legal to do!). Its such a mess. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moonglow, post: 393160, member: 256"] Thanks Suz...yea I will have to look at those later. I have been looking up the affects on drinking and drug use in fetuses and it appears with the exception of more health problems with the drug using mothers, the problems and behavioral problems are pretty much the same for people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). I found a very informative video on it on youtube that breaks down some of the problems..and it sounds exactly like Kenny: Executive Function Impairment: Problems with planning, sequencing Difficulty applying knowledge to daily skills Judgment Impulse control Organizational skills No future orientation, inability to delay gratification Attention/concentration: Cause and effect Behavioral Impulsive Hyperactive Distractible Aggressive explosive Lying/stealing Easily frustrated Interpersonal: Poor ability to read social cues Lack of empathy Externalized blame Excessive demand for attention (needy) Inflexible rigid thinking Difficulty understanding consequences Lack of self awareness, reflection Emotional Little ability to recognize feelings Little ability to articulate feelings Sense of urgency and intensity Anxiety common Labile mood Low self esteem. *********************** Alot of this is similar to mania in bipolar so I could understand if they mis-diagnosis him on that. It seems to be anxiety that keeps him from sleeping much. I haven't really heard of him going through a depressive stage expect when he was on medications and it made him very tired and sleepy all the time and that was assumed to be the depression part of it...when it could have just been the medication. Anyway I emailed the video and information to mom and Rich and am hoping they can bring this up tomorrow when they take him to the dr. The professor in the video also said tough love just doesn't work on these kids because they really don't understand. They don't understand cause and effect. The only problem is the video was cut off so I didn't get to hear the rest and so far haven't found the rest of it. Maybe they just need to start all over with Kenny... I think any way this could help us at least understand why he does the things he does and maybe change our approach with him. He is ready to take off and move back to the city...Rich was able to talk him out of it. Kenny wants to move to some apartment close to the high school where he was at and totally hates the principle and vice principle there and has threatened to harm them (not to their face as far as I know). So that is the stupidest thing he could do! He is just constantly wanting to DO something..and it always has to be some major thing too like this and doesn't think it through. And he wants to do it NOW! Can't wait...just 'has' to do this big thing right now. He thinks after his appointment tomorrow Rich is going to take him back to the city but Rich isn't. Kenny would just end up in jail again because he will be right back with the same group of people he has gotten into trouble with before...and Rich has told him that. But whether Kenny truly understands we just don't know. So Rich and mom are ready to lay down the law tomorrow and say...no you aren't going back there. And he if refuses to go to his appointment he will be cut off from his funds (which I sure hope it legal to do!). Its such a mess. :( [/QUOTE]
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