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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 214986" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Once the testings are completed in December,hopefully B will have a more accurate diagnosis and can start a medication to help in feeling better. However, even if he finds the right medical answers, his lifestyle of disobedience has become a habit and will take a lot of work on his part to turn around. He has to realize that when the medications start working and he is feeling better, he will still have a fight on his hands to become the young man that he should be - respectful, kind, ect.</p><p></p><p>Once the testings are done, maybe you can convince boyfriend of the need for family counseling in addition to individual counseling to face these issues.</p><p></p><p>I hate the ADHD diagnosis because it is too easy for doctors to use that as a cover all for any behavior. They then start prescribing medications that may have the opposite effects than needed and as parents we have a hard time differentiating between personality and medicated state.</p><p></p><p>I can tell that you do love these guys. The holidays add more stress factors so end up being hard. I would suggest that you may want to wait until the test results are complete and see what kind of help comes from that before taking things further. You can take a break for a few weeks if you feel like you need to. I do agree however to hold off on a stronger commitment until you can see a clearer picture of the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 214986, member: 5096"] Once the testings are completed in December,hopefully B will have a more accurate diagnosis and can start a medication to help in feeling better. However, even if he finds the right medical answers, his lifestyle of disobedience has become a habit and will take a lot of work on his part to turn around. He has to realize that when the medications start working and he is feeling better, he will still have a fight on his hands to become the young man that he should be - respectful, kind, ect. Once the testings are done, maybe you can convince boyfriend of the need for family counseling in addition to individual counseling to face these issues. I hate the ADHD diagnosis because it is too easy for doctors to use that as a cover all for any behavior. They then start prescribing medications that may have the opposite effects than needed and as parents we have a hard time differentiating between personality and medicated state. I can tell that you do love these guys. The holidays add more stress factors so end up being hard. I would suggest that you may want to wait until the test results are complete and see what kind of help comes from that before taking things further. You can take a break for a few weeks if you feel like you need to. I do agree however to hold off on a stronger commitment until you can see a clearer picture of the future. [/QUOTE]
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