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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 70942" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi. I have a daughter who was into drugs and never listened to anything we said. It started around 12, so if this is new behavior, I'd consider drug abuse/alcohol abuse. Second, I'd get a second evaluation by a Psychiatrist (with the MD) or a neuropsychologist or both so you get a well rounded picture of what is going on. You don't have many years left to help him, and I'm thinking he's defiant due to some disorder. Are mood disorders, substance abuse or suicide attempts a part of the family picture on either side of the tree? Does anyone have a neurological problem (I have a son on the autism spectrum and I'm NOT an expert, of course, but it doesn't sound like that's it to me). I am thinking his crowd and him may be experimenting with drugs, no matter how impossible you think it could be (I didn't believe my daughter would do drugs). As for disorders, something IS going on. It sounds more mood disorder related (ODD is a big symptom of any mood disorder) and stimulants can make the child worse. They certainly won't help a child who has a mood disorder. Furthermore, teens can decide to abuse stimulants. My daughters abused drug of choice were ADHD stimulants. She and her friends crushed them in pillcrushers and snorted them, sometimes alone and sometimes with other drugs. THe source of the drugs was often teens who had or faked ADHD or had sibs with it. She claims she was addicted to them. Not saying your son is doing this, but, at his age, I think you need to consider every option. You may want to do a surprise drug test on him. At any rate, regular discipline methods aren't helping--I'd look outside the box, and definitely get him closely re-evaluated. in my opinion it sounds like a lot more than ADHD. Your family tree tells you a lot--things tend to be genetic. I wish you luck. It's so hard when they're at that age. My daughter used to climb out of her window at night and roam the streets. You don't want to get to that point with your son. She was on parole twice. She did straighten out completely so there is a lot of hope. In fact, she is doing extremely well now! Don't give up!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 70942, member: 1550"] Hi. I have a daughter who was into drugs and never listened to anything we said. It started around 12, so if this is new behavior, I'd consider drug abuse/alcohol abuse. Second, I'd get a second evaluation by a Psychiatrist (with the MD) or a neuropsychologist or both so you get a well rounded picture of what is going on. You don't have many years left to help him, and I'm thinking he's defiant due to some disorder. Are mood disorders, substance abuse or suicide attempts a part of the family picture on either side of the tree? Does anyone have a neurological problem (I have a son on the autism spectrum and I'm NOT an expert, of course, but it doesn't sound like that's it to me). I am thinking his crowd and him may be experimenting with drugs, no matter how impossible you think it could be (I didn't believe my daughter would do drugs). As for disorders, something IS going on. It sounds more mood disorder related (ODD is a big symptom of any mood disorder) and stimulants can make the child worse. They certainly won't help a child who has a mood disorder. Furthermore, teens can decide to abuse stimulants. My daughters abused drug of choice were ADHD stimulants. She and her friends crushed them in pillcrushers and snorted them, sometimes alone and sometimes with other drugs. THe source of the drugs was often teens who had or faked ADHD or had sibs with it. She claims she was addicted to them. Not saying your son is doing this, but, at his age, I think you need to consider every option. You may want to do a surprise drug test on him. At any rate, regular discipline methods aren't helping--I'd look outside the box, and definitely get him closely re-evaluated. in my opinion it sounds like a lot more than ADHD. Your family tree tells you a lot--things tend to be genetic. I wish you luck. It's so hard when they're at that age. My daughter used to climb out of her window at night and roam the streets. You don't want to get to that point with your son. She was on parole twice. She did straighten out completely so there is a lot of hope. In fact, she is doing extremely well now! Don't give up! [/QUOTE]
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