As I said in my previous post Summer took some pictures of the results from a few of our youngest sons tantrums. Don't know if this is a good idea or not but when people see these then they get an idea f what we are dealing with. They see that this is real and not made up.
This is of his bedroom door. He got bad and kicked it off the hinges. The holes are stripped now and won't take screws.
Here we have the china hutch that Summer got when her mom passed away. He broke the glass out on one side.
This is the taillight cover to Summer's Explorer. He threw a bungee cord at the truck when we said that we would not buy him a toy. If it isn't bungee cords it's rocks or anything else he can fins to throw. If not our car it would be our neighbors car.
This is the brand new security door that I 9installed less than a year ago. He kicked it and busted the screen. This is supposed to keep burglars out?
This is the hall closet door that he kicked.
His bedroom closet door.
This is looking from our older sons room into our younger sons room.
This is my bedroom door.
This last one is in the living room.
The rest are of drawings on the walls with permanent markers. I'm next going to start documenting any bruises that he gives Summer or myself in his outbursts. I'm still considering getting a video camera to record his different moods. Then take them to the Dr. visits. Maybe even write another letter to Dr. Phil and send along the video tape and pictures. Who knows?
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Wow.
I don't really know what else to say...
In my mind, after reading these updates and seeing these photos, I was like "Wow. I don't really know what else to say..."
And then I clicked to comment and RS got here first with it!
I can't imagine how confusing it must be to all of you to have these back and forth diagnosis issues and med changes. I hope this path you're on now is one that leads somewhere with a relieving outcome.
This is scary shit, CH.
We spent a few years where our oldest son was pretty much out-of-control, but he wasn't violent or destructive like this. I have no words of wisdom for you, but I do understand the feeling of being trapped with a lunatic, with no foreseeable way out.
Lord, have mercy. . .
You can fill the screw holes for the hinges with slivers of wood, or multiple round toothpicks (with some glue to secure them in place). However, perhaps it would be best to leave the door off for the next 17 years...
My son mainly comes after me, throwing anything in the vicinity at me. He may start banging on things to get me to come near him, making it hard to ignore him. When you talk about therapies for him to learn how to calm himself down...I have to wonder. My son can quote all the various ways to "calm himself", he even coaches others, but he cannot do it to himself. A mood stabilizer has helped him quite a bit, and we took him off of stimulants and are now using a drug that is normally used to treat hypertension to help his hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention issues. So far the results are pretty good. We'll see. My son is great a lot of the time, there are just those moments of insanity that no one believes he could be capable of until they see it.
My walls looked eerily similar to yours. We ended up making our son help with the repairs, or pay damages out of his allowance (like the car lights). It didn't totally stop the behavior, but he often thought twice about the destruction, since he knew he would be involved in the repair in one way or another. There's no easy answer. What works for one kid may not work for another. Best of luck in finding out what will help your child. The differing diagnosis from differing people is one of the most frustrating part of the journey.
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