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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a common loophole. My kids actually had ADHD and anxiety but their immigrant mama didn't know about possible accommodations, unlike moms who went knew and manipulated the system. Fortunately mine did well on their own but had to work much harder and go through unnecessary stress, all their academic lives.[/quote]

My daughter and son both have anxiety but not ADHD.  The psychiatrist really pushed the adhd diagnosis on my daughter.  She was the doctor so I took her advice and filled the prescription.   Less than a week on the pills her agitation was off the chart.   It’s like taking an adult who’s already wound up over something and he snorts a ton of coke at a party. Bad decision.  I felt awful giving her something that made her feel worse.   But at least ADHD was ruled out.

Some kids without anxiety can easily fool a doctor into getting stimulants and they like the way it makes them feel.   [/quote]

How do you “fool” a doctor on a neurophysiological exam? That is how my kids were diagnosed. It is days and hours of cognitive tests. I guess if you are getting a diagnosis from your family doctor from a checklist it might work, but will that even provide you with accomodations? My kids legitimately have ADHD and I wish they didn’t!! It is hard.[/quote]

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