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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] ADHD was not clear; largely because of the self reported information, none of it was high enough to make it seem definite. If anything it would be inattentive. No signs of impulsive behavior.

The psych included ADHD in the report as she thought that it could support accommodations and in case we wanted to medicate. She said to keep an eye on it.[/quote]

See this is why ADHD diagnoses are suspect and people believe that parents buy a diagnosis to get things their kid might not otherwise be entitled to receive.

Not blaming OP. But her provider is part of the bigger problem of over diagnosis and cheating. [/quote]

Op here—totally agree! My “bad parent” feeling is largely in almost any discussion of ADHD the general feeling is “parents who don’t medicate are neglecting a need” it’s frustrating b/c  on so many cases of ADHD it’s so hard to know for sure, all it would take is a different of teachers, a parents perception for a negative diagnosis to be a positive. It’s such a big deal (especially with medication) but in many cases it seems like a subjective guessing game.

For our son, I pretty much was fairly sure about LDs (dysgraphia and dyscalculia) and also assumed adhd would be added too.[/quote]

I remember doing the dumb checklist and feeling like if I were an impatient person or inexperienced with children I would check that the child was deficient in all the things.  Really wish that there was a brain scan test for this or something similarly objective.  The studies show differences that can be observed by brain scan but it’s not approved as a diagnostic tool for whatever reason. [/quote]

This is why a good clinician gets multiple sources of input. Parents, multiple teachers. And then spends time observing the child as well.

ADHD actually is not a “brain disease.” It is a comparative behavioral disorder. So it can only really be diagnosed by learning about the child’s behavior, [b]and asssessing that behavior relative to age-based norms. [/b]

It would be interesting if there could be a structured interview/behavioral observation tool for ADHD like the ADOS for autism. The fact that it doesn’t exist suggests to me that the concept of ADHD is way too heterogeneous and broad. [/quote]

Everyone I know has ADHD, so I’d say having it is the norm. It’s really odd to see someone who can focus on something that is boring, or doesn’t forget something without a ton of reminders, etc. I’ve never actually seen a person like this in real life.[/quote]

Ok…[/quote]

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