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[quote=Anonymous]OP, if it’s any consolation, we were in your shoes a few years ago. DS’ therapist suggested therapeutic boarding school. We eventually went for an Outward Bound camp, one of their specialized camps for troubled kids, to see whether that would be enough. It did work a good change for a few years.

I also believe that simply growing up helps a lot. At Outward Bound, parents had to spend a day listening to presentations, and one of them was about how frontal cortex immaturity combines with high testosterone to cause excessive risk-taking. I believe they even said that the high testosterone lowers serotonin and exacerbates any tendency to depression, though I could be wrong about that (or the 20-something counselors doing the presentation could have been wrong; in any case, this isn’t gospel). But eventually the brain matures and testosterone levels fall. Of course, I get that it seems like forever right now, and you don’t want him to wreck his life before he’s 25.

DC is now in college and, more importantly, has a really good relationship with us. College has been a bit rocky—DS is still working on psychological issues and adjusting meds. But he is in a challenging college and a very challenging program, and he talks to us about what he needs. So, a light at the end of the tunnel for you?
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