Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

I need advice on seeking medical help

I�ve been talking to my school

therapist, and she said that I display

most of the symptoms of both adhd

and chemical depression. This

afternoon, I took both the depression

and ADHD quizzes on WebMD, and

both said that I need to talk to my

Dr, and soon. Only problem is, my

mom is convinced I don�t have ADHD

(I tried talking to the Dr about it

before, and she was like, �oh no, she

doesn�t have any problems with

school or anything�) and really, that

makes me feel like she will

completely shut down if I try and talk

to her about this. I�m scared to talk

to her. And I know I cant get tested

on my own, cause you have to have

parental consent to even visit the Dr.

So what should I do? My grades are

dropping, and so my parents yell at

me, which makes me more

depressed, which causes my grades

to drop even more. I only have one

more year of school, I�m just trying

to make it to graduation.


Asked on 3/29/08, 4:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Beard Attorney at Law

Re: I need advice on seeking medical help

I would need to know some more information before I could make any suggestions for you. I cannot promise that I would be able to help you, but I would hold anything you told me in confidence, and try to direct you to the appropriate agency where you live.

Feel free to email me at:

[email protected]

There will be no charge for my advice.

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Answered on 3/29/08, 8:38 pm


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