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Refusing to Get Help

"Therapists have suggested that my son has ADHD, but he's too embarrassed to see a psychiatrist. How can I get him to reconsider?"

by Larry Silver, M.D.


Since your son is now an adult, you cannot force him to get help. You might try asking his advisor at college, or a teacher he liked in high school, to sit down with him and explain why they think he has ADHD. Or send him a book or an article about ADHD and the effectiveness of treatment, possibly highlighting passages that you think describe him.

Once he's convinced that he really does have a problem, and that treatment is available, he might be willing to get help.


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