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[quote=Anonymous]I was at first wondering if this was a troll copying some old post here. I have an older son who does this less but it was a pattern for a long time especially around middle school. I don't find food anymore that he's actively eating but he still hides food that he might want to eat in his backpack should an emergency arise. Weird stuff like oatmeal bags that he likes to keep in case he runs out of energy and feels hungry. I've given up as long as it's dried and doesn't attract animals. I also eventually found out my husband also was lying a lot and had the same diagnosis. That is a longer story but now we are separated and the kids don't see him much so they see less lying overall. I think maybe he was encouraging it a bit with his behavior? They probably both needed help because of their disability but only the child was in my control. It ended up being a combination of ADHD, slight autism, and anxiety and later depression and sleep issues. He now takes medication for anxiety/depression and sleep in addition to adhd. We've gone to therapists without much success. Currently in DBT therapy in Embark and it's going better than others but not really a full solution. They work with all kids and not specifically the disability but the DBT therapy is very helpful. I like that the program includes individual, group, and family therapy and skills based learning. There is less feedback than I'd like though but maybe that is because we are doing the online program. Now with a lot of light monitoring and reinforcement we got the lying to mostly stop but now there is more depression. Tutoring really helped the lying about homework. It's basically a coping mechanism for difficulty in an area. I think these are lifelong issues and I don't really know what will happen next. Right now dealing with the depression by having him do some fun stuff this summer.[/quote]

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