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<blockquote data-quote="maril" data-source="post: 313599" data-attributes="member: 5937"><p>School staff may give you helpful information about your child but cannot "diagnose" ADHD. We have had well-meaning teachers over the years push for my son to take medications but, again, teachers cannot diagnose or push medications.</p><p> </p><p>It sounds like the doctor you took him to is a pediatrician? You might want to look for a specialist to evaluate your son. Do a search on these boards -- there is <em>lots of helpful and good information here</em> regarding next steps for getting an evaluation for a child, who struggles with attention, etc. For example, suggestions have been made to have an evaluation by a pediatric neuropsychologist and here is a thread regarding that: <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24940&highlight=neuropsychological+evaluation" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24940&highlight=neuropsychological+evaluation</a> </p><p></p><p>You mentioned the school is doing a physiological evaluation (psychological, maybe)? </p><p> </p><p>I would guess there are differences between Canada, where you live, and the US, where I live, and hope my suggestions are helpful. Maybe someone on these boards, who is from Canada, will come along and shed some light.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck! Keep us posted. I see your post is from a week ago, so I hope your are still checking in and have maybe found some information from the boards, otherwise. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maril, post: 313599, member: 5937"] School staff may give you helpful information about your child but cannot "diagnose" ADHD. We have had well-meaning teachers over the years push for my son to take medications but, again, teachers cannot diagnose or push medications. It sounds like the doctor you took him to is a pediatrician? You might want to look for a specialist to evaluate your son. Do a search on these boards -- there is [I]lots of helpful and good information here[/I] regarding next steps for getting an evaluation for a child, who struggles with attention, etc. For example, suggestions have been made to have an evaluation by a pediatric neuropsychologist and here is a thread regarding that: [URL]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24940&highlight=neuropsychological+evaluation[/URL] You mentioned the school is doing a physiological evaluation (psychological, maybe)? I would guess there are differences between Canada, where you live, and the US, where I live, and hope my suggestions are helpful. Maybe someone on these boards, who is from Canada, will come along and shed some light. Good luck! Keep us posted. I see your post is from a week ago, so I hope your are still checking in and have maybe found some information from the boards, otherwise. :happy: [/QUOTE]
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