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[quote=Anonymous]Our 3.5 DD most certainly has ADHD and I know this because she is the female version of her oldest brother who has ADHD. Strangely enough, her middle son who also has ADHD has a different form of it and seeing the different types of ADHD play out in our house is interesting from a purely observational perspective but exhausting.

Our oldest wasn't diagnosed until he was 9 and it took too long to get his diagnoses. First, he was diagnosed with depression, which he had because he was under so much pressure to behave, etc. that he became depressed. Once that was treated and under control, he was then diagnosed with ADHD and we happily are treating him with medicine. He will tell you how much happier he is on medicine.

We smartened up after this experience with our oldest and had his younger brother tested when he was 5, and the psychologist told us that his ADHD was more severe than our oldest's. He has been treated now for the past 10 months and everyone is happy.

Our DD will make the trip for ADHD testing when she is 5. In all honesty she would benefit from the medicine now so that she could have impulse control. In my mind, children with impulse control issues need to be medicated sooner rather than later to help them with socialization, and just staying out of trouble.

We have learned the hard way over the years that early intervention is much, much better. [/quote]

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