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What should I expect for an ADHD Evaluation?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 174430" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>If he is from the foster care system, as my son was, he was likely exposed to drugs/alcohol prenatally. Likely, much more is going on besides ADHD. I wouldn't evaluate her for only ADHD. With the speech and social delays you could well be looking at somthing beyond that. Many kids test positive for ADHD, but there is actually more going on. Frankly, I'd see a neuropsychologist. You could be looking at Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (autistic spectrum disorder) or fetal alcohol effects or a number of learning disabilities that a pediatrician is not really trained to evaluate. My son tested for ADHD, but he was on the autism spectrum, high functioning. I highly recommend a more intensive evaluation and not restricting yourself to one disorder. Again, I recommend a neuropsychologist--they just do more intensive testing and tend to get to the root of the matter far more than other professionals who just do fast evaluations and hand out medication. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 174430, member: 1550"] If he is from the foster care system, as my son was, he was likely exposed to drugs/alcohol prenatally. Likely, much more is going on besides ADHD. I wouldn't evaluate her for only ADHD. With the speech and social delays you could well be looking at somthing beyond that. Many kids test positive for ADHD, but there is actually more going on. Frankly, I'd see a neuropsychologist. You could be looking at Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (autistic spectrum disorder) or fetal alcohol effects or a number of learning disabilities that a pediatrician is not really trained to evaluate. My son tested for ADHD, but he was on the autism spectrum, high functioning. I highly recommend a more intensive evaluation and not restricting yourself to one disorder. Again, I recommend a neuropsychologist--they just do more intensive testing and tend to get to the root of the matter far more than other professionals who just do fast evaluations and hand out medication. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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