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Daughter: "I must have ADHD. Can you test me for it?" Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 347443" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Here's a link to an interesting article on how to assess for ADHD:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.greatschools.org/Learning Disability (Learning Disability (LD))/ADHD/evaluation-for-ADHD.gs?content=715</p><p> </p><p>Off to the right-hand side of this article there are links to other articles on ADHD.</p><p> </p><p>It has been very hard to tease out what is the underlying cause for inattention in two of my children (son J and younger daughter M). M was diagnosed with ADHD-inattentive a couple of years ago by a neuropsychologist and her psychiatrist was willing to rx stimulants, but I felt it was due more to anxiety than anything else. When we treated her anxiety more vigorously, her inattention (and grades!) improved.</p><p> </p><p>J has been a very complicated case. He was diagnosed at age 9 with ADHD-inattentive and anxiety and rxed stimulants. He did well, but then he become very depressed so we stopped the stimulants. When neuropsychologist testing was repeated at age 14, the tester said he had Major Depressive Disorder with a rule-out on ADHD and BiPolar (BP). Now that he is at his Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and his depression has lifted, the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff is seeing signs of inattention again and the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) psychiatrist has just started J on a new trial of Concerta. I'll be able to let you know how it's going after we have family therapy later today.</p><p> </p><p>I do know that J is smart and he has struggled mightily with academics since he was very young. If ADHD is the culprit and we don't treat it, I think we do a grave disservice to him. Likewise if your daughter truly has ADHD and you don't identify it and treat it, she could become very frustrated. The complicating factor in your case is that her Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) could be causing inattention, and that needs a good professional to tease the symptoms out. </p><p> </p><p>The best treatment for ADHD is a combination of medication and coping strategies. I don't have the citations at hand, but I've heard for years that teens with ADHD who are not medicated are more at risk for substance abuse than teens who are not. If I can dig up the studies later, I'll post them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 347443, member: 2423"] Here's a link to an interesting article on how to assess for ADHD: [URL]http://www.greatschools.org/Learning Disability (LD)/ADHD/evaluation-for-ADHD.gs?content=715[/URL] Off to the right-hand side of this article there are links to other articles on ADHD. It has been very hard to tease out what is the underlying cause for inattention in two of my children (son J and younger daughter M). M was diagnosed with ADHD-inattentive a couple of years ago by a neuropsychologist and her psychiatrist was willing to rx stimulants, but I felt it was due more to anxiety than anything else. When we treated her anxiety more vigorously, her inattention (and grades!) improved. J has been a very complicated case. He was diagnosed at age 9 with ADHD-inattentive and anxiety and rxed stimulants. He did well, but then he become very depressed so we stopped the stimulants. When neuropsychologist testing was repeated at age 14, the tester said he had Major Depressive Disorder with a rule-out on ADHD and BiPolar (BP). Now that he is at his Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and his depression has lifted, the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff is seeing signs of inattention again and the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) psychiatrist has just started J on a new trial of Concerta. I'll be able to let you know how it's going after we have family therapy later today. I do know that J is smart and he has struggled mightily with academics since he was very young. If ADHD is the culprit and we don't treat it, I think we do a grave disservice to him. Likewise if your daughter truly has ADHD and you don't identify it and treat it, she could become very frustrated. The complicating factor in your case is that her Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) could be causing inattention, and that needs a good professional to tease the symptoms out. The best treatment for ADHD is a combination of medication and coping strategies. I don't have the citations at hand, but I've heard for years that teens with ADHD who are not medicated are more at risk for substance abuse than teens who are not. If I can dig up the studies later, I'll post them. [/QUOTE]
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