I have a son who has pdd, mood disorder and ADHD. The pacing comes with the ADHD. He doesn't get the normal hyper he has just the distracted kind. At 11 years old he still needs step by step instructions for getting dressed. His major sleep issue along with his picking and socialization issues come from pdd. His depression, lack of sleep, and emotional issues come from his mood disorder. We seriously went through all the ADHD meds before switching to dealing with his mood disorder. After his mood disorder was under control we dealt with his pdd after that his ADHD. I guess what I'm trying to say is that you can have both and there are over lapping symptoms. So it's very hard to untangle.

What I would suggest is as soon as you can get into a partial hospitalization program and move out of your parents house treat it like you are even going to college but getting off campus housing. You can even tell people that you're in college. Try to get your partial hospitalization team to let you detox from all meds. This way they can evaluate you unmedicated in a safe less restricted environment.

At 17 I think it's horrible that you have little say in your treatment. Even my 11 year old has most of the power in his medical issues.