The Thrive Center for ADHD

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• WhoDoYou Review from May 25, 2022
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  Jessica B. wrote: In short, while the program is a great idea and most of the staff seem really great, Dr. Silver, the founder and sole decision-maker, is also one of the facilitators, and he is pompous and sexist and thus a really terrible example for vulnerable young men. Read the online reviews before you send them a cent! If you want more details, here's more of our story: On paper this program sounds fabulous. There were some minor issues from the start: the staff were often not all on the same page (especially Dr. Silver -- perhaps they just try not to loop him in whenever possible), and scheduling was incredibly challenging. More concerning was that my son, who went to the farm for a day to try out the program, reported that the participants all expressed hatred toward Dr. Silver. My son's concerns were allayed by another member of the staff, though, and we were preparing to start him in the program, when we were fortunate to get rejected before we got too deep, in time or money, all because I asked a question when Dr. Silver was not ready for one. (My first "offensive" question: If we have questions about some of what you just mentioned, should we bring them up now, or should we wait to discuss them later?) The doctor makes a lot of assumptions and doesn't take kindly to being asked to actually listen to people, which is not a great way to behave in this line of work. This included interrupting and not listening to my son when he was trying to explain how he felt about something. Dr. Silver thought he knew what my son was going to say, but he was wrong. He did the same to me, repeatedly, and also criticized everything I said. He would not answer my questions without first complaining about how I said them. Like an abuser, he blamed me for his own bad behavior throughout that meeting, and he couldn't stop himself from lashing out at me. I think he may have felt that because I had been a single mom for most of my son's childhood and had struggled accordingly, I was the cause of all my son's problems and deserved only disdain. (That's not how ADHD works, by the way.) The only person whom he didn't interrupt and to whom he listened patiently and respectfully was my husband. After the meeting, we looked through the schedule and realized that it wouldn't be possible for my son to entirely avoid the doctor. I was concerned that he might say something against me that would alienate my son. My son suggested that, due to the doctor's performance in that meeting, it was apparent that my husband should be the one to bring up such a concern. That got us booted from the program just days before my son was due to start -- with a full refund, fortunately. The doctor refused to communicate with me in any way at that point even though my husband is actually my son's stepdad, not his father (as the doctor insisted on calling him all the same). He also promised us something in his final e-mail that his staff later indicated that they couldn't deliver on. It was a wild ride! Please don't continue to facilitate this man with $$.

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• Referral from April 30, 2015
  

  Angela D. asked:

  Has anyone on this list had any success with suing the Howard County Schools for appropriate education for their child? I have a teen recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (high functioning ) and I believe the school principal is refusing to acknowledge the DX (long story). Have been on the phone for two days, it is time to start writing letters and I need recommendations for an attorney.

  

  Andrew S. replied:

  Before you sue, why not call Ellen Peyser Kaplan at the Thrive Center and see if you get a plan in place? http://www.mythrive.net/_pages/clinicians/ellen_kaplan.htm

  

  Andy W. replied:

  http://www.mythrive.net/_pages/clinicians/ellen_kaplan.htm

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