Yes the IRS will process your mailed return as HOH ----since you have to file on paper it will take longer unfortunately since mailed returns do take longer. But you do not have to wait for them to process your son's amended return.
This problem is a common one for parents of teenagers and young adults who do not understand the impact on their parents' returns when they say they cannot be claimed as someone else's dependent. Sorry.
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