I have a man in my life... he calls me awful names, abuses my children emotionally, thrones
Things around the house, threatens me and my children, clenched fists and threatens to punch holes in walls and windows.
If I told you this was my husband I'm sure you all would say without a doubt, leave him right? This man is not my husband he is my 14 year old son.
He has previously been diagnosed with ASD, ADHD and ODD. He is currently medicated and the doctors say he is on the highest dose he can be on.
My other children are scared of him. My husband ( his stepfather) is beyond done with him. He has raised him since he was 2 and now
can't stand to be around him.
I am scared of the impact this is having on my younger children and me as well.
Son has lived with other family members but we have exhausted all other options.
What can we do???
EDIT .... we have tried all of the specialist that we have access to we are out of options on that front
Abusive Man in my life
Abusive Man in my life
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Have you tried a Board Certified Bahaviour Analyst? They are covered under the NDIS
I went through something similar with my now 11 year old.
It only got better when FACS ordered him to live with his dad.
I was devastated, I'm still grieving, but he needed to be alone.
The other kids were traumatised, he was traumatised, none of us were safe.
He started on risperidone and it's worked ok for him.
I'm convinced he's in the early stages of bipolar, risperidone is used to treat bipolar as well as autism
You say your son is on the highest dose, but of what? Is there other meds you could try?
We also got aspect out to the school (in nsw) and they did an assessment, wrote up a 30 page report full of strategies that have really helped us and school too.
But hate saying this, so much, the best thing we ever did for him was taking him away from the other kids
I also found a neuropsychiatrist far more helpful for medication than a paediatrician
This was my brother at a similar age. It was so hard for my mum and us other kids. He would punch holes in walls, yell, swear, steal and refused to go to school. One day my mum had to call the police on him because he threatened her with a knife, it was so scary. In the end, she had to send him to live with our dad (she was a single mum) and it devastated her, but it was what was best for everyone involved. I wish I had some advice that could help you, but I just wanted to let you know that my brother and family got through it. My brother's 21 now, he's finished school and now has a full time job, a girlfriend and a baby on the way.