Re: My fears have come true

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I locked all meds in the house up when I feared my teenager might abuse them. I had a makeup box that locked, but it looked easy to break into so I switched to a fishing tackle box from Wal-Mart. Better safe than sorry. Just make sure you don't leave the key anywhere accessible and you have a spare key hidden. Counting meds for a while doesn't hurt either.

I look at it like an unlocked gun, if I have an unlocked weapon in the house isn't it my fault for not locking it? I have even locked up kitchen knives in the past.

I don't know if its an AS thing or a teen thing. Looking back, my parents should have locked up their liquor when I was in high school, cuz it was easily accessible, I tried it.

Anne

10a. My fears have come true!!

Posted by: "saldovia60" saldovia60@... saldovia60

Date: Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:54 pm ((PST))

We have been trying to direct our 17 year old Asperger's son to the better kids

in school and he constantly gravitates to the really bad kids. I think the good

kids think he is weird and to glommy with them and the bad ones can talk him

into anything.

So, yesterday we found cigarettes, ok no big deal could be worse, right? Then we

found the insides of some time release pills that turned out to be my daughters

Adderall, so I got to thinking I had better check the medicine cabinet for the

one rx that we have had sitting there for four years of Tylenol 3. It was gone

when confronted of course he lyed so then were was he getting all this money he

doesnt work. Finally he admitted to taking it and selling it to kids at school.

No matter what we have done he just doesnt get it! He never learns from his

mistakes! We are so frustrated that we did the only thing we could do. We called

the police, as of right now he is facing several felonys amongst theft charges,

or he could end up in juvinal detention at the very least he can be put on

probation. He totally knows the consequences my husband is a police officer so

its nothing that he hasnt heard.

I know we are doing the right thing I just hope he gets something out of it. I

am so sad and dissappointed and feel that all of the energy I put into him has

been for nothing.