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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the ADHD assessment is "borderline," I would say hold off on the diagnosis and you can re-assess in a couple of months or years if you feel your child's behavior has deteriorated. [/quote]

This is the OP, and this is what we have decided to do after much thought.  DD's attention issues were considered borderline, and we were not comfortable with upgrading her diagnosis to official ADHD.  We also know this particular testing location, while very well reputed, tends to over diagnose.  So we are going to hold off on a formal ADHD diagnosis in the report, and get her retested in a few months/years.  We do not want anything on her lifelong record that could be disqualifying when neither us nor her doctor were completely confident in an ADHD diagnosis.

I appreciate the PP who gave examples of how an ADHD diagnosis can impact a child in the long term. That is what my post asked for.  For anyone who was insulted or offended by that, well, toughen up. it's the reality of living with a child who has a disability.  Where it gets confusing is where your child may be borderline on a disability like ADHD, which is often diagnosed based on subjective data in addition to other tests.  That is the case with our child.  her teacher reports did not indicate ADHD, her parent questionnaire for one parent did not indicate ADHD, her parent report for one parent DID indicate ADHD, and her other independent testing was borderline.

In cases where a child is clearly diagnose-able as ADHD, then of course, you want/need the diagnosis and need to take measures to help support the child.  but that was not the case here, and that is NOT what I posted asking about.[/quote]

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