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[quote=Anonymous]After years of teachers encouraging us to have our DC tested we received our report that says he doesn’t have ADHD. He has apparently normal attention. I was shocked and honestly don’t believe it. I feel like I just spent thousands on nothing. The reasoning was that our answers on the fill out survey weren’t enough indicators at home although the teacher did have indicators. It needs to be two settings but our interview didn’t count. Our interview we did discuss the ribs of ways we feel the focus in an issue. Everything from lack of tidiness to being late to needing to oversee that the homework gets done etc etc. This seems to have been totally discounted. Some of the testing child did was above average in focus but I know my kid. They can focus situationally ie score high on tests but the other stuff a mess. I am now feeling like I should have filled out survey differently but some of the questions were really out there. Child not depressed and doesn’t have hyperactivity etc. I remember thinking I want to pick none of the above but had to pick something. More
the inattentive kind. Child was actually concerned because they know (teen) that they have focus issues because they are self aware. Child wondering what they can do to improve focus. I felt like the whole process was just a fill out survey and the write up looks rote. I am considering spending the $$ to go to Amen clinic for brain imaging but this is so expensive but thought maybe a look at the brain will show something definitive. I feel bad for my kid because it has taken me years to address this because we are concerned about long term effect of medicine. We have also considered going to a psychiatrist to see if they can review report for other perspective. Would love to see if anyone has been through this.and what did they do?  FWIW I am now not opposed to medicine but would want to make sure it was not first thing to do if that makes sense. What I do know is doing nothing will not be helpful for hs.[/quote]

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