How are ADD and ADHD diagnosed?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the only people who can diagnose ADD and ADHD are psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians or family physicians, neurologists, and clinical social workers. There is no “test” for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and it is generally a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning that all other potential causes of the behavior are eliminated in order to obtain a diagnosis.
