She's a tough cookie, card. We 're looking into having her tested. She's got some interesting issues and let's face it, she's smarter than H or I which makes parenting her very difficult. She doesn't respect authority but isn't always mean about it. Her behavior is something I've been dealing with since she was old enough to misbehave.
She's a rare bird in many ways so handling and managing her consistently and well is hard, as it is for ANY parents but with and, it's close to impossible because of so many other factors.
I'm hoping testing will give us some idea of which direction we need to take. We've tried it all. Charts, rewards, punishment, therapy, occupational therapy, social group, play therapy, books, workbooks, medication... I'm exhausted and raw.
I need real answers at this point. She can't be the only child on the planet like this.
