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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, the psychologist discussed the results both separately with my spouse and me (twice) and with my teen.

What if my teen decides that he simply refuses to accept any help, whether meds, therapy, or both? I don't see how we force him into anything -- persuasion and discussion hasn't gotten me anywhere. Yes he is old enough to be a participant in decisions -- but his behavior is significantly negatively affecting the whole family dynamic. What if I can't persuade him into therapy? The rest of us just suffer? I feel we are at an impasse. My respect for his self-determination and my need to help my entire family not simply revolve around him and his behavioral issues are in conflict.[/quote]

Can you elaborate a bit more on how his behavior is impacting your family?  What you have said so far doesn't sound so bad...  Maybe your son is right?[/quote]

I am not looking for family therapy via the SN board, or a judgment by a non-professional based on whatever anecdotes I present. We have a son who has gone through a professional neuropsych examination by a Ph.D. with 30 years' experience in the field, and it is her professional opinion that my son would benefit from discussing meds with a psychiatrist as well as from therapy. Both my spouse and my son refuse to consider the former, and my son refuses to consider the latter. I am doing my best to be a good, involved parent and addressing the issues that are causing my son and my family to have problems. I am not going to type out a bunch of stories because I actually don't care whether you think my son is right to resist professionally-recommended treatment or not and your giving your opinion on that issue is not at all helpful.

My post is asking for similar experiences and recommendations from families in similar situations (i.e. spouse and/or child resistant to following up on psychologist's recommendations) who have BTDT, and recommendations for psychiatrists and therapists who are helpful in this type of situation. The post at 11:45 was super-helpful (thanks, PP!) and is what I'm looking for in terms of learning from families who have struggled with similar issues.[/quote]

Why can't your neuropsych with the 30 yrs experience recommend a therapist and psychiatrist to speak and outline the pros and cons of meds for your DH and DS?

I have an 8 yr old with Asperger's and ADHD, combined type, and his psychiatrist who was recommended by our neuropsych has done a great job of explaining the how's and whys of ADHD medication to DS. It helps that our psychiatrist understands Asperger's and while Asperger's no longer exists in the DSM-5, it is now called ASD, level 1. Not sure why your psychologist couldn't give the diagnosis.  [/quote]

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