First I'd like to say "Welcome" to PsychCentral.

And second, I agree with the other posts about getting a total psychological eval.

I have two teenage sons, one with ADD. We have struggled since he was 5 years old with his schooling. Just the past few months I have noticed a bit of a positive change ( just a little bit mind you-- but I'm relieved for anything positive) He just turned 17-- so I'm thinking that some of the rough times we went through lately were like "Myself" said, teenage hormones.

I wonder if the change in therapists has set your son back a little.... my son needs routine and doesn't cope well with change. Perhaps his new therapist can help him to cope with this new relationship-- and perhaps you can help by keeping things at home as routine as possible??.....

I have also found that pointing out any positives that my son shows has made him so much aware of what is actually a positive. Like one rule-- he has to call me every day if he isn't home by 4:30pm, to let me know where he is and what he's up to. When he does call, I always tell him "good job calling, that shows you're being responsible!" -- I can tell he feels proud about that. It's hard for us parents of ADD and ADHD kids to not get carried away with the negative-- but I have found-- I sure get better results by trying to accentuate the positives. And also like "Myself" said-- humor helps too!!
Good luck and let us know how it goes!!

mandy