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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 87519" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>in my opinion, if they are only 9 and changing so much, I'd do what I said in my first post. You need to have him re-evaluated. You truly don't want him to get progressively worse as he hits his teen years--maybe even getting into drugs. I don't want to scare you, but we've been there and it's not fun. I would want him tested all over again and intensively. He is not acting like a typical kid, he is not responding to discipline, chances are his early diagnosis has changed, and he needs a different sort of treatment than he is getting. Kids don't wake up and decide to ruin our days. When they act out, lie, steal etc. they are furious with rage, often due to mental illness and/or the frustrations that their life is--some have serious Learning Disability (LD)'s or undiagnosed disorders and have to cope in a world they don't "get." I wouldn't expect talking to him or just therapy to change him. I would seriously recommend a new evaluation and our long, tiring experience is that NeuroPsychs nail things the best. If he doesn't HAVE ADHD, those stimulants could be making him even worse. There are no blood tests to guarantee we have the right diagnosis. Second and third opinions, especially as they get older, are a good thing. They can shed light on our kids and change the course of their lives. I do wish you luck, whatever path you decide to take.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 87519, member: 1550"] in my opinion, if they are only 9 and changing so much, I'd do what I said in my first post. You need to have him re-evaluated. You truly don't want him to get progressively worse as he hits his teen years--maybe even getting into drugs. I don't want to scare you, but we've been there and it's not fun. I would want him tested all over again and intensively. He is not acting like a typical kid, he is not responding to discipline, chances are his early diagnosis has changed, and he needs a different sort of treatment than he is getting. Kids don't wake up and decide to ruin our days. When they act out, lie, steal etc. they are furious with rage, often due to mental illness and/or the frustrations that their life is--some have serious Learning Disability (LD)'s or undiagnosed disorders and have to cope in a world they don't "get." I wouldn't expect talking to him or just therapy to change him. I would seriously recommend a new evaluation and our long, tiring experience is that NeuroPsychs nail things the best. If he doesn't HAVE ADHD, those stimulants could be making him even worse. There are no blood tests to guarantee we have the right diagnosis. Second and third opinions, especially as they get older, are a good thing. They can shed light on our kids and change the course of their lives. I do wish you luck, whatever path you decide to take. [/QUOTE]
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