blissventure
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- Feb 2, 2009
I think it's kind of scary people on here are diagnosing other people's children with mental illnesses I can understand saying "well it sounds like ADD/depression/etc".. but saying "your son has this wrong with him! get him to a psychiatrist STAT!" is probably not the safest thing to say, unless you are in fact qualified to give medical advice and know the child personally.
To me, he sounds like a normal kid. My brother was the same way when he was 15 - and it eventually caught up to him when he couldn't take a school trip to the Bahamas because he forgot to give my parents the fundraising forms. He seemed to at least attempt to remember things after that. I was the same way when I was that age, although maybe not as extreme - but definitely didn't do homework, study, etc. because I never wrote it down in my school planner. Kids grow out of it, but if you're that concerned - then head to a doctor.
Was your brother on meds long term? If not, it truly is a different situation. I'm glad your brother grew out of it.
It's certainly wrong for strangers to diagnose, but OP did mention he is on long term ADD meds. Is he seeing a psychologist or other mental health professional in ADDITION to the medication? As kids grow and change, their needs change. Any kid that is on continuous mental health meds needs to have additional resources...that includes talk therapy. Learning ways to cope, deal with life, strategies for remembering assignments, as well as planning for their future. If he "won't" go, then the parents should. The goal is to step by step make progress. And I wish OP all the best. It's never easy to raise a teen, and one that has additional challenges is much harder.