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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's your choice to pursue and adhd diagnosis. As well as medicating is a choice too. Redshirting is not the solution, parenting is.[/quote]

I don't know that anyone is saying that redshirting is THE solution to the adhd misdiagnosis. However, i think the fact that tons of kids are diagnosed with ADHD, and the younger they are in class, the more likely they are to get diagnosed, is saying something about whether or not class is age-appropriate for those younger kids.

I did not base my redshirting decision on the possibility of my kid being misdiagnosed, I redshirted because i think K is age-inappropriate even for the children starting on time, so I didn't want my child starting something that isn't working well for his age group. I am so pleased with our decision. He was a late Aug bday though. [/quote]

As others have pointed out, this is BS. ADHD is diagnosed based on a clinical assessment by a physician (in conjunction with a PhD psychologist sometimes, but only a physician can prescribe meds). There are age-normed tests. Relative age in a classroom has nothing to do with it. If your kid is "misdiagnosed" because he is among the younger kids in the class, that would be medical malpractice! [/quote]

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