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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

What tests are you all recommending and what sort of doctor?

Our family physician wrote him the Adderall script two years ago. I assume it's helped him, some, but I have to ride him every day to keep grades decent. If I didn't ride him he'd be a C/D student.

I just googled Exec Function Disorder, and yes, he has that. Who helps with that? A psychologist? He actually has mentors that explain similar Exec Function things — [b]he ignores all of it. It's all stupid or "gay".[/b][/quote]

That sounds like a defense mechanism from a kid who doesn't see any hope of success. You need to seriously shake up this downward spiral, because at the moment he can't do it for himself. If your family physician is the only one managing his ADHD and you suspect that there may be other issues at play, you should get him in for an evaluation with a neuropsychologist ASAP. The neuropsych eval will give the fullest possible picture of what is going on and what your son's strengths and weaknesses are with completing tasks and processing information. Such an evaluation can diagnose things like ADD/ADHD, anxiety, and executive function disorders, and is often the first step to generating a comprehensive and individualized plan for managing any conditions. If he has no diagnoses other than the one for which he's already on medication, this will rule out other issues and allow you to open a dialogue with the doctor about where to go from here since clearly the existing strategy for managing his challenges is not working. [/quote]

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