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[quote=Anonymous]OP again, and a PP was correct.  We took DD to be tested because she was struggling with writing and spelling, and we have an immediate family history of dyslexia. She was definitively diagnosed with dyslexia, as we suspected.  The attention testing was done hand in hand with the full neuropsych test, especially because dyslexia and ADHD are often comorbid. We are in the process of trying to obtain an IEP for her for dyslexia, and the doctor said that because her attention testing results were borderline, we could also include an ADHD diagnosis based if we wanted. However, as noted above in the immediate post, after a lot of discussion with family, friends, trusted teachers, doctors, and therapists, we decided that we want to focus on the dyslexia diagnosis because it was certain.  We will re-test for attention issues in the future, if we see her continue to struggle even with appropriate dyslexia interventions.

I do think it is extremely important and helpful for people to understand the cons of a diagnosis.  We often look at these things in a vacuum, especially when we are so focused on advocating for our kids and fighting for the best services possible. I know several kids who are borderline ADHD and whose parents really pushed to get the formally diagnosed.  I do think it is overdiagnosed. And maybe some of these parents are not aware of possible long term ramifications, especially if a child is borderline or the diagnosis is somewhat inconclusive.  I did not know that it could be disqualifying for her to get a security clearance or other type of clearance in 20-30 years! That type of info needs to be shared more readily![/quote]

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