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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. He's been to a psychiatrist and is taking some medication to "help take the edge off". She has ruled out depression.  He has also seeing a therapist weekly when we can get him to go.
We have incidents on severe defiance which some times result in him getting physical.  Lately, it has just been the verbal abuse and nasty words when we try to talk to him.
We keep telling him to come back when he is ready to talk like an adult.[/quote]

I'm so sorry. This sounds incredibly difficult and homework is the least of your worries. So,  you need to visit he psychiatrist because he may be having an adverse reaction to medication she prescribed. She needs to tell you more than "something" to take the edge off. If he doesn't like his therapist then switch. immediately. Maybe he would prefer a guy?

I would have someone start the discussion with about whether he's thinking about self harm or suicide--yes--bring it up because he sounds incredibly unhappy and unstable.

You may want to start looking at alternative schools for him to have a smaller place where he can set his own pace. [/quote]

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