Who Diagnoses ADHD?
If you are the parent of a child with ADHD, when did you first “discover” that your child had the disorder? When they were overactive, oppositional toddlers? Troublesome schoolchildren? Did the suggestion that your child might suffer from ADHD come from you, your physician, a family member or an outside source, such as a teacher or daycare provider? All too often teachers, parents, caregivers and other family members are far too quick to jump on the ADHD bandwagon when children start displaying symptoms, immediately whisking them away to a physician and demanding drugs to “keep them calm” before any medical determination about the source of their behavior has been made. The temptation to label a child’s behavior as ADHD is undeniable, the “quick fix” all but irresistible; however, in the long run these well meaning individuals may be doing more harm than good. Who Should be Diagnosing ADHD? The answer to who diagnoses ADHD is simple: physicians and psychiatrists. This may be a family d
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