Re: People have suggested I have ADHD, do I?

[billd]

that was me – it was yet another test I easily passed….unfortunately (or some days, fortunately, depending on lots of stuff)

I took the results to the doc, who then gave me the DSM-IV test, and mumbled “wow” under his breath as he scored it (BTW – I’m in the states so the tests might be different)

His sub referred me to a behavioral center for further work when the Strattera failed to be of any help.

They interviewed me for 90 minutes, then setup a follow-up appointment with a specialist. After a short time, she said she had no doubts…… and referred me to a neuro-psyc to get the best of the best diagnosis, complete with detailed info on the sub-types, and comorbid stuff and all that. He also said even before finishing the testing and scoring (the TESTING alone lasted over 4.5 hours) that I was very ADHD, combined subtype and had a few other things going on that generally go with the ADHD.

A few weeks later and follow-up with him he showed me the final results after all scoring and his reviews of the interview parts of the testing session – yeah, very much ADHD, very very near the top of the scale. In fact if I was in college and being graded on that test, it was a near perfect score and I’d have recorded just under a 4.0 GPA – in short, I was just shy of an A+.

But to get the final diagnosis – they first want to rule out every other possibility, as frankly, a whole lot of stuff can mimic ADHD, including difficult birth (which sort of means that having this from very young isn’t itself proof) anyway, the list he showed me of stuff he’s dealt with professionally that looks and acts and quacks just like ADHD is quite long – a family doctor can’t tell the difference, so should not even try, in my opinion. This guy was good……….. but he leaves the treatment up to the other gal who told me I had ADHD, and she’s the one doing the work from here on. (well, so am I, of course!)

He said feel free to call any time, and he’s always willing to help with talk or suggestions. I can’t believe how lucky I was – he’s great.

REPORT ABUSE