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[quote=Anonymous]An ADHD diagnosis is based on observable behaviors. If you've seen the questionnaire that this diagnosis is based on, it is a little insulting IMHO - very subjective. Of course a kid who is having trouble reading/writing is going to show problems attending to tasks that other kids are able to do more easily. Their brains have to work much harder and it is exhausting. Anyone taking ADHD meds is going to have increased attention whether or not they have been diagnosed with ADHD. A dyslexic kid is also going to have increased attention - to a point. But increased attention is not going to get rid of the learning issues. In our case they did nothing but help DS look like he was paying attention better in class. They did nothing to actually help him learn. For that we had to look outside the school to tutors. [/quote]
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