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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Yes, younger son has mental health challenge, he is on medicine and has one to 
one therapy weekly. Older son has never been violent to me before, he only got violent to 
his brother when being provoked, he is much stronger, they are 2 years apart. 
I didn’t want to take his phone and activities away. He has some social challenges, recently 
has been trying to reaching out to find a friend circle, but is having a hard time. He already
feel socially isolated, I don’t want to make it worse. I feel the phone and outings(including 
sports) is good for his metal health.

He went out for a sport activity the whole morning. He came back, apologized to me again,
I asked what for, he said he was angry, now he is not angry anymore. I didn’t say anything,
then he walked away. 
I’m not ready to have a talk with him, because I don’t know what to do.[/quote]

Stop making excuses. You were given a blueprint above. I would say, err on the side of forgiveness for your older son, for whom this is a first offense, but MAKE SURE he understands he can never do this again. If he's the type to bottle everything up because he's borderline Aspie and cannot communicate well, then you need to explain this to him, and tell him he cannot let it get to the point where he has a physical reaction against you. Explain the difference between a random attack, where he should use self-defense, and hitting someone who is not causing bodily harm.

It sounds like you have communication problems as well. My teen has ADHD and is borderline Asperger's, and I have had so many conversations about all these things since he was little.

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