| Diagnosing a learning disability or a
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| | consistently exhibited ADHD
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| medical condition like ADHD can be
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| | characteristics for an extended period of
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| complicated and inexact. In the case of
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| | time and in different environments
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| ADHD, many of the telltale symptoms are
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| | (school, home, play..etc). Because many
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| also often symptoms of regular childhood
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| | of the symptoms of ADHD are also common
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| behavior -- restlessness, rowdiness, and
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| | symptoms of depression or anxiety, the
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| a tendency to be easily distracted. ADHD
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| | doctor or psychologist evaluating your
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| is treated differently from learning
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| | child will want to make sure that your
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| disabilities because it is thought to be
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| | child is not simply reacting to specific
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| different in nature. While most learning
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| | situations. According to the Psychiatric
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| disabilities can be diagnosed through
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| | Association's Diagnostic and Statistical
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| specific testing, ADHD requires a more
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| | Manual of Mental Disorders, which is
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| subtle diagnosis through comprehensive
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| | often used in ADHD research studies,
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| evaluation.A learning disability is
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| | common symptoms include:-Difficulty
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| generally caused by a neurological
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| | organizing tasks and activities-Often
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| difference in the brain structure of a
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| | losing things necessary for tasks or
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| child that makes it difficult for him or
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| | activities-Often easily distracted by
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| her to process information in the same
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| | outside stimuli-Not listening when spoken
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| way as others. Learning disabilities
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| | to directly-Difficulty awaiting
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| rarely have anything to do with
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| | turn-Difficulty playing or engaging in
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| intelligence level and are generally not
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| | leisure activities quietlyThere is no
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| treated with medication, as medication
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| | single specific test that will diagnose
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| can do nothing to change a brain's
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| | ADHD and each child will exhibit symptoms
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| "wiring," or structure. Children with
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| | in a slightly different way. As there are
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| learning disabilities have to be trained
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| | also no genetic indicators of ADHD,
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| to compensate for them, and after they
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| | diagnosis requires extensive and thorough
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| are diagnosed, schools can help them by
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| | evaluation. The U.S. Department of
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| providing extra time on tests or other
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| | Education does not require a clinical
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| taking other special measures.ADHD is not
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| | diagnosis, which means that for school
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| considered to be a learning disability as
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| | purposes, if a school allows it, a school
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| it is thought to be caused by an absence
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| | psychologist can diagnose ADHD in your
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| of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine in
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| | child. If after careful consultation you
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| parts of the brain, and not necessarily
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| | determine that your child does have ADHD,
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| by the brain's "wiring." Medication can
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| | be sure to evaluate multiple behavioral
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| sometimes be used as a successful child
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| | and medical or herbal options for
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| ADHD treatment because certain kinds
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| | treatment for ADHD before deciding on the
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| increase the production of
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| | one you feel is best for your
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| neurotransmitters (such as Ritalin), but
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| | child.Webmaster: You are authorized to
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| these medications can also cause
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| disturbing side effects in some
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| children.In order for your child to be
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| | tact - including all hyperlinks.
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| diagnosed with ADHD, he or she must have
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