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To: goldworldnet who wrote (101021)	4/12/2005 1:13:12 PM
From: cosmicforce	Respond to of 108807

Wow. This is a tough one and I admire that you're personally doing something for this young man. I found this list via Google: main.org Given the information you provide, it may be good to encourage him to get a mental health evaluation because that opens the doors to a lot of programs. These things rarely happen all of a sudden and there may be a reason behind it. My mom was a psychiatric nurse / counselor for LA County. Maybe the Dallas area has a similar county program.

To: goldworldnet who wrote (101021)	4/12/2005 3:48:10 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I thought about this problem- and I wondered, maybe there is a learning disability here? Frequently kids with problems have identifiable disabilities. If you can get him in to a recognizable category, there will be ALL kinds of help for him. The trouble is the aid money for these things tends to come in pretagged "pots" and you can't get the money for someone outside of the category it's earmarked for. Obviously there are both positives and negatives to this system- but it could be very positive for the young man you are trying to help. Look at Asberger's, ADD, ADHD- these seem to be some of the more common ones. It will definitely help him with his education, and permit him to get modifications if he needs them.