Home Schooling and Correction

January 24, 2010

Hey,

It's been awhile since I have posted and my circumstances have changed so I

will reintroduce myself. Skip to the * for the direct info on the kid

questions.

I'm a single mom with one son, 12, aspie high functioning. I've worked with

children for a long time and there was something apparently different early on

although he was misdiagnosed with ADHD for a number of years. He's never been

medicated. His father and I separated before he was 2 and has been very

sporadically involved. His father is somewhat doubtful ( " he's just like me "

although his father is bipolar, not on the scale) although occasionally helpful.

He is long term active duty National Guard so he is gone extended periods of

time. The kid has a very superficial relationship with him.

Until last month we were living by ourselves on the college campus I attend

however we (my family) and I decided the kid and I should move in to have more

support with him. This is a move of just a few miles, but an entirely different

atmosphere. Now he lives in a house full of adults (instead of an apartment

building of adults, lol) and is the only kid. Unfortunately one of my sister's

health (she is disabled) has declined rapidly and she will have to go to the

Mayo clinic in a few weeks so things have been unsettled. My own health has

taken a rather bad down turn and I'm waiting for a diagnosis.

* The kid has taken everything fairly well. My sister's health is nothing new

so it is rather normal. We haven't been able to settle into a good schedule

yet, but that is the goal for this week. In general he is a rather happy go

lucky child, rather clueless to his own social gaffs. He is generally overly

happy to help and reminds me a good deal of a great dane puppy tripping over his

own feet to play. Just lately his attitude has been " whatever " about most

things. I've not found a way to effectively discipline him. In this house he

isn't as free as he was, he can't be as loud or energetic and the weather hasn't

cooperated lately. If I take away his electronics it seems like I'm taking his

only outlet that he has.

Does anyone have any suggestions on ways to correct his attitude (he gets in

trouble but it all comes back to the attitude)?

Thanks,

Becky

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