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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP-- I have heard, and I am no expert, that ADD can be more difficult to diagnose until around the third grade. The exceptions may be ADHD for more noticeable impulsivity, hyperactivity, and learning issues. I was told that ADD without the above three, can have a variety of symptoms that are harder to pin down until a child is a bit older. 
The way we are narrowing in our eight year old DS (likely ADD/inattentive) is that his friends are settling down, working through distractions and maturing socially. My DS (second grade) is still at heart the same kid he was in K. He just didn't progress with classmates in terms of executive functions. 
I have noticed that there are big social and developmental jumps between ages 6-8 that become much more obvious if a kid hasn't made them. [/quote]

PP again- I wanted to add that seven is a good age for an IQ test and achievement test if you're concerned about learning issues or some areas[b] that *could* indicate ADD/ADHD such as processing speed[/b][b]. Not too old or too young.

Achievement test results can also indicate learning issues, but I take them with a grain of salt because the sections are (IMO) too brief to get a full picture. My DS got a 148 (99.9th percentile) on the WJ written section and was ironically diagnosed with a language based learning disability 6 months later. He scored a 178 in broad math but thus far has not started a college calculus class in second grade-- so we're fairly confident that he's not a math prodigy. [/quote]

PP with the kid with both ADHD/ASD.  My child has high average processing speed and superior working memory but was diagnosed with ADHD bc he is unable to sit still and runs around like a maniac.  No learning disabilities.  It takes him longer to do a project bc he gets up and wanders around when he should be working.  Interestingly, he does not do this on meds.  I thought this behavior was a stim from the ASD but apparently not.  He also got 100% on the TOVA screening but it's a computer screen too much like a video game so the neuropsych who is very experienced with both ASD and ADHD threw those results out.

DS has been evaluated many times since he was 4 but the neuropsych at 7 which found the ADHD has been very helpful - just as helpful if not more than the ASD diagnosis.[/quote]

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