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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here with two (and possibly three) kids who have attention issues in school.

First off, o[b]ne visit with a good psychiatrist is all you need to start medication the same day[/b].  The ratings scales and all that stuff will come in tandem with that to tweak the diagnosis, but most psychs will see what's going on right away and either prescribe something that same day or not.

I am a bit startled by some of the comments on here so far.  As if a child can't be extremely bright and articulate and not also have a learning disability or deficiency?

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No way, [b]NOT[/b] for children.  That is by definition a bad psychiatrist.  Namely, b/c a lot of learning disabilities can look like ADHD.  That's why you do an evaluation.  If the results don't find ADHD, then maybe it's an underlying medical issue.

Also, no one is saying that the OP's kid can't be gifted and have ADHD, but have raised some skepticism that she may be over compensating a little in her reasons for not doing well this year.  That's why OP needs to have conversations with the teacher as well as have an evaluation done if the last one wasn't recent.[/quote]

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