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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a good therapist would want to rule out addiction and substance abuse (drugs, gaming, pot, prn, alcohol, zym etc.). Monitor for depression and anxiety.

Are you monitoring his screen time? 
Is he seeing friends? 
Is he using AI? More and more incidents of that taking over real life interactions are very disturbing.

I'd try hard to make him choose something extra curricular to do. It doesn't need to be music, theater, or a sport. "Hey without all your activities, you have time for a part time job. I saw the grocery store was hiring..." Or volunteer work. Does he have required volunteer hours for graduation? Knock some of those out while deciding on a club and/or sport to join. Brainstorm options together if he's willing.

If it's just that video games are more fun than everything else, and not a serious mental health crisis, [b]I think this is a battle worth fighting. He picks something else in the real world to commit to (and you check that he's actually doing it) or you do.[/b] [/quote]

+100

It doesn't have to be a sport, or music, or theater, or scouting. But something like a part-time job scooping ice cream or a volunteer gig at the local shelter is ideal; anything getting him up and interacting with the world is good. [/quote]

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