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[quote=Anonymous]I could have written this post, but I would add that her two younger siblings and I both have ADHD. When she did her neuropsych evaluation, she was diagnosed with anxiety and mild depression. I did not know anything about ADHD until years later when a therapist suggested I have my son tested. Only when I started to read about ADHD did I start to recognize the behaviors in my children and myself. When my oldest did her neuro-psych, I thought ADHD was just hyperactive boys. My son is the opposite of hyperactive--he has inattentive ADHD. I never recognized the symptoms in him. I'm not sure my daughter has ADHD; she could just have bad executive functioning skills. At the same time, I think back on my life and how an ADHD diagnosis would have changed my life in many ways. I'm not on medication, but just being aware of it has been very helpful. So, I'm also trying to decide what to do. I really don't want to pay $3000+ (again) to have her re-tested but I don't want to make sure she gets an accurate diagnosis. I also know that those appointments take forever to get and will be hard to schedule while she is away at school.[/quote]

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