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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 656996" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Apples and oranges. A counselor makes you talk about yourself and if he has a neurological glitch, he won't be able to express himself well or be comfortable doing so and it won't help him.</p><p></p><p>A neuropsychologist tests your abilities in various areas. It is not a psychiatric pep talk. It is TESTING only. It can dig up why he has so little motivation to do ANYTHING and help him without the flavor of psychiatry. If he is on the spectrum, this is significant. He may need services to launch...people who work with adults who are on the spectrum and know how to handle them and deal with their quirks.Typically they do not know how to deal with people and are afraid of things we don't understand and have high anxiety and are delayed in social development.Their interests tend to be very limited and obsessive and, although they can do poorly in school, many are very smart.</p><p></p><p>You can get tough and tell him he will not be allowed back into your house or car and you will not help him at all in a ny way until he gets the testing and that he has to sign a consent form that you be there for the results. Some things are really worth it. I think, for your son, this may be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 656996, member: 1550"] Apples and oranges. A counselor makes you talk about yourself and if he has a neurological glitch, he won't be able to express himself well or be comfortable doing so and it won't help him. A neuropsychologist tests your abilities in various areas. It is not a psychiatric pep talk. It is TESTING only. It can dig up why he has so little motivation to do ANYTHING and help him without the flavor of psychiatry. If he is on the spectrum, this is significant. He may need services to launch...people who work with adults who are on the spectrum and know how to handle them and deal with their quirks.Typically they do not know how to deal with people and are afraid of things we don't understand and have high anxiety and are delayed in social development.Their interests tend to be very limited and obsessive and, although they can do poorly in school, many are very smart. You can get tough and tell him he will not be allowed back into your house or car and you will not help him at all in a ny way until he gets the testing and that he has to sign a consent form that you be there for the results. Some things are really worth it. I think, for your son, this may be. [/QUOTE]
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