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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 765873" data-attributes="member: 18958">I only faced my son's mental illness and issues after he was 18 and I had no control over getting him to treatment.&nbsp; Before that time he seemed fine.&nbsp; He had psychological help but the very competent therapist only once commented on potential Asperger's diagnosis but later said my son had grown out of it. My son was anxious and hyper but did not act out until late adolescence but mildly. We got along. In fact, we were very close.What I wanted to say mg was your parents did a marvelous job. My son lacks insight and self-awareness about his condition and is NOT amenable to treatment. If I had been able to establish a partnership with my son about mental health treatment (i.e. medication) maybe our lives would have been different.The only thing I can do now is set boundaries. He does not understand. While he knows I love him he doesn't understand why I don't accept him like I did before.I am so glad you're here on our forum. I would greatly miss you if you weren't.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 765873, member: 18958"] I only faced my son's mental illness and issues after he was 18 and I had no control over getting him to treatment. Before that time he seemed fine. He had psychological help but the very competent therapist only once commented on potential Asperger's diagnosis but later said my son had grown out of it. My son was anxious and hyper but did not act out until late adolescence but mildly. We got along. In fact, we were very close. What I wanted to say mg was your parents did a marvelous job. My son lacks insight and self-awareness about his condition and is NOT amenable to treatment. If I had been able to establish a partnership with my son about mental health treatment (i.e. medication) maybe our lives would have been different. The only thing I can do now is set boundaries. He does not understand. While he knows I love him he doesn't understand why I don't accept him like I did before. I am so glad you're here on our forum. I would greatly miss you if you weren't. [/QUOTE]

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