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[quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why you would feel "clobbered." When our then 5 year old was diagnosed we were thrilled almost to be able to define why our kid was struggling, impulsive and different from her friends. It helped us sort out some school issues, target play dates better and begin some actual family counseling that helped.

We used a psychologist for parent counseling (how to better address situations, how to better parent this child, how not to ignore "easier" child) and our ADHD kid does play therapy which usually revolves around school situations like sitting during circle time and not calling out over the other kids, which pisses them off and means no friends. It also helped us get a 504.

1.5 years later we also moved to medicine. A teacher told us DD had excellent comprehension and clearly had solid math skills but could keep her body still long enough to perform. She would walk in circles around the book and keep losing her place, for example. We added medicine to the mix and low and behold it turns out she is far more capable than we ever imagined and moved up each day to the next grade for reading.

A diagnosis can be great if you use it properly. Good luck. [/quote]

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