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*Deep breath* I think we have reached a tipping point
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 733209" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would have him assessed and his criminal behavior makes me think of Conduct Disorder with maybe other stuff co-morbid. Most kids his age, even with mental health disorders, don't break the law like he is doing. You have time to intervene and hope for the best. None of us can really diagnose so I would take him to a top notch Neuropsychologist. This is a psychologist with extra training in the brain. I myself have been a mental health patient all my life and my decades of experience is that neuropsychologists are the best at diagnosis, although no diagnosis is set in stone. I would see a good psychiatrist as a distant second choice. They do not do as much testing though. They are not as thorough and will push the most medication which may or may not help...psychiatry is not an exact science yet. No diagnoses can be proven by, say, a blood test...</p><p></p><p>Your son is young. Now is the time to do all you can. His dealing is troubling for such a young boy. It could mean antisocial traits developing. They need to be curbed while you still have control. At 18 you no longer have any legal control over him. The younger he is curbed, the better the long term prognosis.</p><p></p><p>I wish you and your son the very best.</p><p></p><p>Love and light!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 733209, member: 1550"] I would have him assessed and his criminal behavior makes me think of Conduct Disorder with maybe other stuff co-morbid. Most kids his age, even with mental health disorders, don't break the law like he is doing. You have time to intervene and hope for the best. None of us can really diagnose so I would take him to a top notch Neuropsychologist. This is a psychologist with extra training in the brain. I myself have been a mental health patient all my life and my decades of experience is that neuropsychologists are the best at diagnosis, although no diagnosis is set in stone. I would see a good psychiatrist as a distant second choice. They do not do as much testing though. They are not as thorough and will push the most medication which may or may not help...psychiatry is not an exact science yet. No diagnoses can be proven by, say, a blood test... Your son is young. Now is the time to do all you can. His dealing is troubling for such a young boy. It could mean antisocial traits developing. They need to be curbed while you still have control. At 18 you no longer have any legal control over him. The younger he is curbed, the better the long term prognosis. I wish you and your son the very best. Love and light! [/QUOTE]
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