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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also you mentioned worrying about her being labeled at one point. Try to put that out of your mind, honestly she is more likely to be “labeled” and have impacts to relationships etc if she does have adhd and is unmedicated and doesn’t have the help she needs (with adhd this usually includes medication among other things). Also, the impacts to her confidence and sense of self need to be front and center instead of worries about a label. Totally normal, we all worry  about it! But try to put it aside and realize lack of diagnosis if the disorder exists does more harm than any potential label can (in my opinion).[/quote]

Thank you. I am a bit reluctant to use labels and a bit reluctant with medications, but I see what is happening in our lives. I think she would be very relieved to change course. I did the intake today — we are doing an extensive evaluation and the intake clinician assured me that we will get a lot of tools from this experience. I’m looking forward to it with a very open mind.[/quote]

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