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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Suggest looking at Pitt and JMU.

Also suggest that you consider whether there is underlying ADHD.  I say this as a parent of an extremely bright student with ADHD, I had zero idea until I got the diagnosis (and I was not looking for it or expecting it at all) and realize in retrospect this was me.

Just saying, I don't think your kid is lazy.[/quote]

OP.  Others have suggested this recently.  We certainly want to address it before he heads off to college.  If you have a doctor you'd recommend in this area, I'd highly appreciate it.[/quote]

Adolescent mental health care is a really challenging area and you may receive better suggestions on the special needs board.  I got very lucky because I received a recommendation/referral from our pediatrician to the adolescent psychiatry department at Georgetown, the key words I said was that the unidentified issues were affecting her learning and I wanted a neuropsychologist workup, which was accurate but noting the affect on academics is important, and our pediatrician was also part of Georgetown Medstar.  If your child's doctor is part of a larger system that may help.  I tried Children's early on and could not get an appointment because we did not go to primary care within that system, which is when I turned to our pediatrician for a referral.  The whole process took a couple of months and they then set her up with a psychiatrist. There are also private options to get the workup outside insurance but they are pricey/

There are also programs that focus on executive function coaching. ADHD looks very different in different kids, but generally reflects a combination of executive functioning deficits.  Understanding that you think differently and have to build skills can be very empowering to kids too.

Good luck.[/quote]

Thank you![/quote]

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