I am sorry to hear that you're having so much trouble.

I live in Los Angeles. My Neurologist teaches neurology to medical students at USC. I have been suffering with cognitive impairments and symptoms for about 20 months since the accident I was in and the last time I saw her, she seemed very convinced that I will still improve.

I believe that if anyone in my life had not believed the things I was going through when I was really bad and tried to force me into doing things (that I really wanted to be able to do) it would have made me worse. I'm the "go-getting, over-achieving" type-A personality kind of person and I've overdone it and set myself back a few times during this course and I'm still not even able to do half of what I could before the accident.

Granted, I am not a teenager and they say that young people recover the best from these sorts of things because their brains are still developing and create new pathways pretty quickly. But there is no way to know what kind of damage is trying to heal itself in your son's brain. And I have found other teens and parents of teens online who have suffered from PCS for well over a year to two years.

Personally, I think your son's father is right. If you can afford it, try to take your son to a concussion specialist. Or try to contact one online or over the phone to discuss options. Or try to get in touch with a neuropsychologist who is very familiar with mild traumatic brain injury.

I wish you and your son luck!