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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just as a counterpoint to the argument that they hand out ADHD diagnoses like candy, I was convinced third dc (5 yo) had inattentive adhd - neuropsych said nope. I had gone in armed with what I thought was abundant evidence but alas. Kindergarten was so rough, his behavior at home was terrible. Then - he got through it and a year later I wouldn’t guess that dx for him anymore. He does have mild cerebral palsy which accounts for certain challenges but no neurodiversity or other disability. These providers do know what they are doing, at least more so than Dr. Google. [/quote]

+1.  I thought DC was dyslexic.  I got an ADHD diagnosis.  Accompanying assessment data made the incorrectness of my diagnosis obvious as well as the correctness of the ADHD diagnosis.

I also though now exDH was ADHD.  He was an adult, so he never had a neuropsychological diagnosis.  However, psychiatrist diagnosed him as bipolar II, which turned out to be a very accurate diagnosis.

There are good psychologists and psychiatrists, just like there are good doctors and bad ones.  Personally, in my own lifetime, I have been misdiagnosed twice with respect to very serious diagnoses.  Misdiagnosis happens. It is, perhaps, even harder to accurately diagnose brain disorders because we as a culture perceive lots of behaviors to be "choices" when they are partially driven by underlying biology. [/quote]

Bipolar II is way overdiagnosed. Most psychiatrists believe personality disorders or just plain personalities are often being diagnosed as ADHD and bipolar II these days. [/quote]

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