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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 462986" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Same here, Janet, only I was called lazy and an underachiever (which wasn't true...I was doing as well as I could).</p><p></p><p>I do think in the US we seek help earlier and are less queasy about accepting that things are not right. However, it is still very hard to pinpoint much in younger kids. WE do what we can to fight for help for our kids and tend not to be as worried about a label. As I said in another post, a label is a big nothing. It changes, it can go away, it's hardly a lifetime sentence if it turns out not to be true or if the person doesn't want any help because of it. It is only there if the person wants help (or his family). </p><p></p><p>The Connors alone is not a good test for ADHD. My son scored off the charts on the Connors and his main problem is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids score just as high on it as ADHD kids do. Some kids with impulsivity and temper problems with rages also score way high on Connors (this is often called pediatric bipolar in the US). If that is all a tester goes by to make a diagnosis, I'd be very leery of the diagnosis. At least here, we also do the TOVA, although I'm not sure how accurate THAT is either. I think it's better than the Connors. I think you need more than one questionnaire to diagnose a child with anything...</p><p>JMO, as one who was misdiagnosed a lot with a son who was misdiagnosed a lot too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 462986, member: 1550"] Same here, Janet, only I was called lazy and an underachiever (which wasn't true...I was doing as well as I could). I do think in the US we seek help earlier and are less queasy about accepting that things are not right. However, it is still very hard to pinpoint much in younger kids. WE do what we can to fight for help for our kids and tend not to be as worried about a label. As I said in another post, a label is a big nothing. It changes, it can go away, it's hardly a lifetime sentence if it turns out not to be true or if the person doesn't want any help because of it. It is only there if the person wants help (or his family). The Connors alone is not a good test for ADHD. My son scored off the charts on the Connors and his main problem is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids score just as high on it as ADHD kids do. Some kids with impulsivity and temper problems with rages also score way high on Connors (this is often called pediatric bipolar in the US). If that is all a tester goes by to make a diagnosis, I'd be very leery of the diagnosis. At least here, we also do the TOVA, although I'm not sure how accurate THAT is either. I think it's better than the Connors. I think you need more than one questionnaire to diagnose a child with anything... JMO, as one who was misdiagnosed a lot with a son who was misdiagnosed a lot too. [/QUOTE]
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