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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 229569" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>This is my opinion based on my own experiences. First of all, sadly, school districts are dismal diagnosticians and therapists aren't the best either. I would use a neuropsychologist. His stroke may have effected him neurologically. Has he had updated neurological evaluations? That's way different than a neuropsychologist evaluation. If it were my child, I'd do both. And fast. And I wouldn't put much stock in the CD diagnosis. I think state and school run diagnostics are just not very good or accurate. They don't hire the best and brightest and, well, ya get what ya pay for.</p><p></p><p>That aside, a sudden change in behavior in a teen is a HUGE red flag for drug use (and not just pot because pot doesn't cause violence). ADHD medications are highly abused by teens. My daughter used them. She used to crush them in a pillcrusher and snort them with her friends--usually adding cocaine or something else, but they are potent alone. My sweet daughter was violent to herself when she took drugs. I would look into it. (((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 229569, member: 1550"] This is my opinion based on my own experiences. First of all, sadly, school districts are dismal diagnosticians and therapists aren't the best either. I would use a neuropsychologist. His stroke may have effected him neurologically. Has he had updated neurological evaluations? That's way different than a neuropsychologist evaluation. If it were my child, I'd do both. And fast. And I wouldn't put much stock in the CD diagnosis. I think state and school run diagnostics are just not very good or accurate. They don't hire the best and brightest and, well, ya get what ya pay for. That aside, a sudden change in behavior in a teen is a HUGE red flag for drug use (and not just pot because pot doesn't cause violence). ADHD medications are highly abused by teens. My daughter used them. She used to crush them in a pillcrusher and snort them with her friends--usually adding cocaine or something else, but they are potent alone. My sweet daughter was violent to herself when she took drugs. I would look into it. (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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