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<blockquote data-quote="helpangel" data-source="post: 618979" data-attributes="member: 7170"><p>So many parents have given you good advise, I was comforted to know I wasn't the only parent determined to find the solution that I researched until felt my eyeballs were gonna fall out. Before these girls I was out to fix everything; silly me thought I could change people to make them more user friendly to myself. It took a lot of growing for me to be able to accept people the way they were without trying to change them. </p><p></p><p>I sincerely hope your son just has bipolar or Asperger's that is being driven off the deep end by food sensitivities and teenage hormones, rather then Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Without a crystal ball who knows? Over the years I've heard some really crazy things like 7yo diagnosis with schizophrenia on psychiatric medications that years later he is medication free on the honor roll and working full time as he never really had schizophrenia he had a milk allergy. Last week his mother and I were sitting in a coffee shop laughing while comparing the scars her kid had put on both our arms biting us. We weren't laughing because thought the scars funny we were hysterical with delight that her kid is still alive and doing so well, 10 years ago we would not have thought this possible.</p><p></p><p>Even with Angel though not full functioning I never would have imagined the wonderful woman she has grown into, 10 years ago my guess would have been at 19yo she would be sitting in a prison cell for killing me. If you saw her getting up at 6am to go with me on a TNR project and the loving way she handles freeked out feral cats, I'm proud of her she has grown into a gentle soul.</p><p></p><p>I still say the main focus needs to be on safety and keeping you all alive, when Angel was as severe as what you described in your posts I believe the only way we made it thru was my son worked afternoons and when got home from work would stay up all night playing video games; he wouldn't go to bed until I got up or the girls headed off to school so he was like a night watchman. </p><p></p><p>I know it sounds a bit much expecting one family member to stay up when the rest are sleeping, but whenever my son & I slept at the same time we regretted it afterward. Maybe a motion alarm on the doorway to his room if sleeping in shifts isn't an option/ though in an apartment setting it would anger the neighbors. I keep racking my brain trying to think of an alternative to out of home placement; will let you know if I can come up with any other ideas on how to monitor him 24/7 in the home without hiring a night nurse or aide.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helpangel, post: 618979, member: 7170"] So many parents have given you good advise, I was comforted to know I wasn't the only parent determined to find the solution that I researched until felt my eyeballs were gonna fall out. Before these girls I was out to fix everything; silly me thought I could change people to make them more user friendly to myself. It took a lot of growing for me to be able to accept people the way they were without trying to change them. I sincerely hope your son just has bipolar or Asperger's that is being driven off the deep end by food sensitivities and teenage hormones, rather then Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Without a crystal ball who knows? Over the years I've heard some really crazy things like 7yo diagnosis with schizophrenia on psychiatric medications that years later he is medication free on the honor roll and working full time as he never really had schizophrenia he had a milk allergy. Last week his mother and I were sitting in a coffee shop laughing while comparing the scars her kid had put on both our arms biting us. We weren't laughing because thought the scars funny we were hysterical with delight that her kid is still alive and doing so well, 10 years ago we would not have thought this possible. Even with Angel though not full functioning I never would have imagined the wonderful woman she has grown into, 10 years ago my guess would have been at 19yo she would be sitting in a prison cell for killing me. If you saw her getting up at 6am to go with me on a TNR project and the loving way she handles freeked out feral cats, I'm proud of her she has grown into a gentle soul. I still say the main focus needs to be on safety and keeping you all alive, when Angel was as severe as what you described in your posts I believe the only way we made it thru was my son worked afternoons and when got home from work would stay up all night playing video games; he wouldn't go to bed until I got up or the girls headed off to school so he was like a night watchman. I know it sounds a bit much expecting one family member to stay up when the rest are sleeping, but whenever my son & I slept at the same time we regretted it afterward. Maybe a motion alarm on the doorway to his room if sleeping in shifts isn't an option/ though in an apartment setting it would anger the neighbors. I keep racking my brain trying to think of an alternative to out of home placement; will let you know if I can come up with any other ideas on how to monitor him 24/7 in the home without hiring a night nurse or aide. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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