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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]12:24 again. What you need is a full neuropsychological evaluation.

It takes several hours over two days. Your child will miss two days of school, but it's well worth it in your situation. There will be an intake conversation with you beforehand, and questionnaires about your child's functioning for you and teachers to fill out, so that the psychologist can tailor which battery of tests to give to your child. There might be a dozen administered to your child. It's very serious! Sometimes teachers are not cooperative, but try to get them to fill out the forms anyway. Then the psychologist will meet with you (your child can be present or not) to go over the results, any diagnosis they've found, and next steps: they will make recommendations on what services and accommodations to ask for at school, and what medical treatment and executive coaching to seek, and explain the disorders and what you can expect in terms of development and progress. You will need to consult with a psychiatrist to ramp up meds carefully. Pediatricians are NOT good at prescribing ADHD meds by themselves, but, once your child is stabilized on a particular medication and dose (which might take a year, if you try a few different things), they can take over the prescription.

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+1 this poster is spot on. [/quote]

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