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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 253397" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Welcome! It sounds like you are in a tough situation. Is there any chance your son would cooperate with an evaluation to see what is going on? Can you use something to motivate him to cooperate with one?</p><p></p><p>It really sounds like there is more going on here than "simple" ADHD. But even if that is teh only diagnosis, he may have certain disabilities like Executive function disorder and NonVerbal Learning disorder that would make college and life outside of it very difficult. You might google those terms and see if maybe they fit your son.</p><p></p><p>But he just might be bipolar, or even have one of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. A thorough evaluation by a neuropsychologist would help figure that out. A neuropsychologist does a lot of testing (usually 10 or more hours) and then tells you what you are probably dealing with. </p><p></p><p>I would use whatever incentives or negative consequences to get him to cooperate with the evaluation if you can afford it. Once you KNOW what you are dealing with then you can figure out what will be most effective to help him help himself.</p><p></p><p>Again, Welcome to our corner of the web. </p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 253397, member: 1233"] Welcome! It sounds like you are in a tough situation. Is there any chance your son would cooperate with an evaluation to see what is going on? Can you use something to motivate him to cooperate with one? It really sounds like there is more going on here than "simple" ADHD. But even if that is teh only diagnosis, he may have certain disabilities like Executive function disorder and NonVerbal Learning disorder that would make college and life outside of it very difficult. You might google those terms and see if maybe they fit your son. But he just might be bipolar, or even have one of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. A thorough evaluation by a neuropsychologist would help figure that out. A neuropsychologist does a lot of testing (usually 10 or more hours) and then tells you what you are probably dealing with. I would use whatever incentives or negative consequences to get him to cooperate with the evaluation if you can afford it. Once you KNOW what you are dealing with then you can figure out what will be most effective to help him help himself. Again, Welcome to our corner of the web. Susie [/QUOTE]
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