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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What led to the evaluation in the first place?

It is well known among the clinical community that ADHD is very overdiagnosed. So I think it’s reasonable to conclude your DS doesn’t have it. It is supposed to involve hyperactivity or inattention evident from a very young age and sounds like you don’t see that.

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Testing was almost entirely academic; no behavior or attention issues. Mainly math and some uneven performance in ELA/language (range in standardized scores, varied performance on tests/ quizzes). Some EF issues that were / are hard to figure out (e.g. what's a realistic expectation for a middle school boy). My predictions about the testing were accurate. I think almost all of his ADHD traits are related to the low processing speed (have done a lot of research). When going through the evaluations for ADHD it became clear how easy it is to over diagnose. [/quote]

OP answering, right? So it sounds like you don't think it's ADHD. If you don't think it's ADHD, and you have been researching this, then it doesn't make sense to try medication.

I think a lot of the "it doesn't hurt to try" responses are due to the title of this thread. It comes across as being written by someone who is more on the line. [/quote]

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