| Many people are curious about how ADHD is
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| | tests of intelligence and learning
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| diagnosed. How do doctors know it's
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| | achievement to screen for learning
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| really ADHD and not just normal
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| | disabilities.What the specialist is doing
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| behavior?ADHD diagnosis is a complicated
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| | is piecing together a jigsaw puzzle that
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| procedure.First, the physician,
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| | is the child's behavior. Which ADHD-like
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| psychologist or social worker will look
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| | behaviors listed in the most recent
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| for other causes of the child's behavior,
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| | DSM-IV does the child show? How often? In
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| besides ADHD.These causes can include:- A
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| | what situations? How long has the
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| sudden change in the child's life, such
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| | ADHD-possible child been exhibiting these
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| as a death in the family, parents'
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| | behaviors? How old was the child when the
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| divorce, or parent's job loss- Undetected
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| | ADHD-like behaviors started? Are the
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| seizures- A middle ear infection that
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| | behavior problems relatively chronic or
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| causes intermittent hearing problems-
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| | periodic in nature? Are the behaviors
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| Learning disability causing
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| | seriously interfering with the child's
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| underachievement- Anxiety or
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| | life? Does the child have any other
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| depressionThe practitioner will take into
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| | related problems?The answers to all of
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| account school and medical records that
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| | these questions will figure into a
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| show ADHD-like behavior and other
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| | diagnosis of ADHD (or not).This is just a
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| information, and will try to determine
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| | brief sketch of what goes into an ADHD
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| whether the home and/or school
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| | diagnosis. Your child's pediatrician can
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| environments are chaotic and causing
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| | give you more information on ADHD
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| stress.The specialist will ask the
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| | diagnostic criteria.Information from this
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| parents and teachers to fill out a
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| | article comes from the National Institute
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| special ADHD rating scale which helps
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| | of Mental Health Report "Attention
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| with diagnosis, and may interview
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| | Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder."Angie
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| teachers and others close to the child.In
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| | Dixon is a writer and ADHD mom of an ADHD
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| most cases, the possibly ADHD child will
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| | son, Jack. For a free report on helping
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| be screened for general mental health and
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| | your ADHD son, see Angie's site "That's
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