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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 165744" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>You have gotten some good advice.</p><p> </p><p>Since he's already 17 and you have so little time to make a difference until he's an adult, as a last ditch effort I'd recommend thorough evaluations with both a child/adolescent psychiatrist (one who specialized in adolescent boys might be particularly helpful and a neuropsychologist. I'm not sure the diagnosis has been nailed. Lack of motivation and making no effort (plus all the rest you listed) can be symptoms of lots of disorders, including anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder as well as drug/alcohol addiction. The treatment is different for each condition; to my way of thinking, it's important to know what you're really dealing with so you can put the proper interventions into place, at least while you still have some control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 165744, member: 2423"] You have gotten some good advice. Since he's already 17 and you have so little time to make a difference until he's an adult, as a last ditch effort I'd recommend thorough evaluations with both a child/adolescent psychiatrist (one who specialized in adolescent boys might be particularly helpful and a neuropsychologist. I'm not sure the diagnosis has been nailed. Lack of motivation and making no effort (plus all the rest you listed) can be symptoms of lots of disorders, including anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder as well as drug/alcohol addiction. The treatment is different for each condition; to my way of thinking, it's important to know what you're really dealing with so you can put the proper interventions into place, at least while you still have some control. [/QUOTE]
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