does my child have ad/hd? | ADHD Information
My daughter is now 26 (Oct. 18th was her bday). I agree that even then ADHD was not so well known and her dad and I just thought we were bad parents to her. We were 19 when we had her and clueless.
BTW my hubby suspects that he is ADHD as well, saying that Chase is his clone, he acted the same way in school, but no one knew why and his father (my father in law) was a college professor, talk about pressure to succeed in school! He has expressed a desire to go to the doc and see about getting tested. He has all the signs, so we will see. He is notorious for not wanting to go to the doctor.
[QUOTE=chasesmom79]My daughter is now 26 (Oct. 18th was her bday). I agree that even then ADHD was not so well known and her dad and I just thought we were bad parents to her. We were 19 when we had her and clueless.
BTW my hubby suspects that he is ADHD as well, saying that Chase is his clone, he acted the same way in school, but no one knew why and his father (my father in law) was a college professor, talk about pressure to succeed in school! He has expressed a desire to go to the doc and see about getting tested. He has all the signs, so we will see. He is notorious for not wanting to go to the doctor.
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My sons doctor says girls are usually the more day dreamy types instead of hyperactive, which I certainly was. People on this board talk a lot about Neropsychologist as the best to see for diagnosis. Do not take the word of a teacher on your child being AD/HD. Many other problems are blamed on that lable. When my son was 5 all they did was have the teacher and parent fill out a questionnaire on symptoms. I hope they've come farther than that by now. 
I do however have no dought in my mind that my son is, and I believe I am as well, as I have/had the same issues.
From what I have read, girls are sometimes better at fitting in and aren't diagnosed as young as boys....my daughter was not dx til she was an adult.
You can call your doctor, and get the ball rolling, and the school may have a psychologist that can do an observation on your daughter. There are different tests that will be performed on your daughter,and questionaires that need to be filled out by teachers and you and your husband.
Good luck, I am sure there are others on this board who will be a lot of help as well.
[QUOTE=chasesmom79]From what I have read, girls are sometimes better at fitting in and aren't diagnosed as young as boys....my daughter was not dx til she was an adult.
You can call your doctor, and get the ball rolling, and the school may have a psychologist that can do an observation on your daughter. There are different tests that will be performed on your daughter,and questionaires that need to be filled out by teachers and you and your husband.
Good luck, I am sure there are others on this board who will be a lot of help as well.
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Just curious how old is your adult daughter now? I was never diagnosed, but I am 43 and when I was in school AD/HD wasn't well known as it is today. I wish I had had help back then.
thank you all, and i will talk to my daughter's guidance counlers, and doctors.
how do i know if my child has ad/hd or if she is just a hyper kid that cant pay attention? her teachers think that she is, but im not sure. she is 12, isnt that a little bit old to be diagnosed? i need some help. should i bring her to the doctor just to make sure? my mind is racing. please help me! sportschik39020.7795717593My 14 year old daughter was diagnosed with ADD-inattentive type four months ago. There is a really good book called "Girls with ADHD". It is specifically about girls through their teen years. It is much harder to diagnose girls because they aren't usually hyperative. The book gives alot of examples of girl traits of ADD and alot of advice. I found it very helpful when I was where you are, searching for an answer. Good Luck.The forms were just the jumping off point. I then scheduled an appt with my ped, who sent me a whole packet of things that I needed to bring to the appt. Can't remember, but it was a long list, including APGAR scores from his birth among other things... then the ped gave me MORE forms for the teachers and me to fill out. Then she had a long appt in which she did other testing on my son, and had quite a long talk with him about how things go for him and the way he feels in certain situations,etc. THEN she said he was ADD inattentive.
He is doing great on Concerta.