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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Prior to a diagnosis did you suspect ADHD? What signs did you see? My older child was suspected of ADHD. We had her tested and it turns out she doesn't have it. She does have anxiety. That said, in filling out questionnaires and what not, I felt like maybe her sister is ADHD. So many things described her. And it never occurred to me. She's 5. Very moody, always angry, and impulsive. She seems like it's hard for her to keep her emotions in check, resulting in angry outbursts and/or temper tantrums. She's always talking about death and how no one loves her and how she's a bad person. [/quote]

What tests were used?

Our HMO only used questionnaires that were given to our child, the parents and a teacher.  Based on that and talking with the psychologist, they said that the likelihood of her having ADHD was X%. ( I can't remember exactly but it was not over 50%).  The HMO did not look at historical data and did not spend much time interviewing us parents for our observations beyond just the questionnaires.

We took her for a full psycho educational test, which included almost 2 hours of an interview, with review of documents, 7 years of teacher evaluations  etc. Then about 5 hours worth of testing over a period of a couple of weeks. Child was diagnosed with ADHD-combined, anxiety and depression.

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