my son is 13yrs, he was diagnosed with adhd and tourettes about 18 months ago. It was like a revelation, he was prescrebed concerta, we went to parenting courses, he went to counselling, everything changed for the better, he is doing exceedingly well at school, most of the compulsive behavour has stopped, and his ability to express himself and maintain relationships improved dramatically. He has now been discharged from child mental health services.
But all of a sudden he has started stealing on a daily basis. He then lies about it to the extreme. He takes things from us ie: money, food etc.... Also pens, art supplies from school. We are at our wits end. We want him to suceed at school (wich he is) but if he keeps stealing it won't make much difference to the outcome of his life. Does anyone have any advice, some real practicle ways to deal with this? And do I need to take him back to child mental health services.