I agree with you. Complying with their recommendations is a difficult and tricky situation. Yesterday I came across an issue with my boys T. My youngest has an issue answering calls or texts with his father via his phone and prefers to use mine. I have to encourage him to call or text him when his father contacts him. His T is very much aware of this scenario. However his father wants him to communicate using his phone and now his T is pushing this as well. She said that she tried comprising with his father in meeting my son half way as to ease up on the length of time for a call back. Now my sons T wants my son to use his phone. She told him that if he didn't then she wouldn't speak to his father and intervene when he wants her to do so. I was in session with him and he just looked at me and stared. All she said then was that she didn't know how to help him and how to go from there. However there are other bigger issues to address but she's stuck on this and wants him to comply in order to pacify his father. I'm still not sure how to go about this. So is my son at 11 years old considered a difficult patient?