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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Deal with the ADHD, depression, and learning disabilities first. Medication, therapy, and tutoring if he needs it. If he’s already on meds, he needs a medication tweak. Common as they go through puberty, hormone levels are changing and they’re also getting physically bigger and might need a larger dose as a result. If he’s not on meds he needs to get on them ASAP. Go through a child psychiatrist, not just a GP. Also consider he may have some undiagnosed anxiety along with his ADHD and depression. Does he have an IEP and/or 504 plan? You might want to post on the SN forum. He is entitled to accommodations through the schools.

I think after you get his mental health under control, some of the other issues (pot, drinking, vaping) may stop or lessen. He won’t be trying to self medicate anymore if his mental health is more under control through prescription meds and therapy. I might also consider home-schooling for a time. You can go through a program like K-12 and he can do some work online. I think that might help get the physical health issues under control because he won’t be physically around so many kids and their associated germs at school. I myself had a period of bad illnesses in high school - I think some kids get sick with something, and then get sick again and again while their immune system is weakened and they just never have a chance to recover. And that can definitely have an adverse affect on their mental health![/quote]

Yes, this! THIS, OP.  [/quote]

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