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[quote=Anonymous]I have a similar 15 year old, throw in pda.
I don't know if this is helpful, but I had a therapist (the best therapist he ever had)  say to me when he was younger "But, is it clinical or is it normal childhood challenges?".
My son was sooo challenging when he was younger that I looked at every  behavior through an adhd/anxiety/dmdd lens. I had to stop and remind my self that all kids can be difficult at time (far less then SN challenges, but still there).  That helped me re-frame  his behavior at times 
Anyways, as a teen he is still challenging, but every parent I know is struggling with their teens.  Struggling with their relationships, struggling with connecting.
When he was destroying the house at 8 years old, I didn't connect with other parents about this because they just didn't understand.
But when I talk about moodiness, retreating to his room, not talking to me, I am now on par with other parents, they commiserate and agree.  
So, I guess what I am saying is even though it's still really hard with my son, I can sometimes celebrate their "normal " teen behavior.

As far as connecting, I connect whenever I can and sometimes it's on stupid topics that I have no interest in. Or I don't like his opinions, but if I catch a reaction, I chase it ...I'll argue with him about cars even though I know nothing and don't care about cars, because it gets him talking. That often leads into other topics.
Or I'll ask him about some meme I saw. 🤷🏼[/quote]

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