Comments on: What are the tests doctors give to diagnose ADD/ADHD?

By: ♥IamanIvyleaguer♥

♥IamanIvyleaguer♥ — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:39:56 +0000

Well first they take you to the therapist and they ask you a series of questions about your whole life.
Then depending if you or someone is in school, they send out evaluations to your teacher so they can describe your behavior.
It goes back to the therapist and then she decides if you need further testing.
The first thing they will do is list a series of items like
grape,apple, orange, banana, strawberry, blueberry,etc.
and you then have to repeat it back.

If you do….then they take these test with pictures and blocks.
Then they do reading and comprehending tests.
After a week of examine they come back with the results and your intelligence level.
References :
I have ADHD
http://web4health.info/en/answers/adhd-diagn-dsm.htm

By: embroidery fan

embroidery fan — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:14:08 +0000

The Conner's, the computer attention scales, also can be done with IQ tests like the Wechsler scales.
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By: j0ngen

j0ngen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:13:06 +0000

they gave me a test that had questions like "is superman real?" i said no of course and they said i have AD/HD and now i take a "happy pill" every day because i knew that people don't fly and shoot lazers out of there eyes
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By: Snazzlefrazz

Snazzlefrazz — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:12:10 +0000

It depends on the doctor and if he is going to administer any psych testing. My psychiatrist just listened to my symptoms and diagnosed according to the DSM-IV TR. That is primarily how psychiatric disorders are diagnosed.
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therapist