Everyone has their agenda. But the person should be up front as to their theoretical approach and licensing.
Again look at the checklist that Dana provided from the CDC and DSM. The criteria if fairly strict. larry. On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:36:39 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would someone who specializes in ADHD assessment....have their own agenda as > well? After all, its in the best interest of someone who specializes in the > treatment of ADHD for there to be patients with ADHD. > > I dunno, i'm very suspicious of this. Does anyone know the threshold at > which certain perfectly normal characteristics suddenly become the basis for > a diagnosis of ADHD? At what point do you go from "naturally curious" to > "attention disorder"? > > > > Unfortunately all too many people have their own agendas with ADHD. > > Multiple causes. First get a diagnosis from a liscenced psychologist > > who specializes in ADHD assessments. Then an educational specialist > > may help by setting up a program to cover whatever deficits you may > > have. > > > > Drugs may work. In my own experience I was first put on tranquizers - > > lovely stuff but they made my problems much worse. I sort of found the > > solution when I needed to stay up and study all night and tried some > > speed for the first time to keep me awake. After I aced the test the > > next day, I talked with my psychiatrist about it and he put me on > > Ritalin. That got me through my final two years of high school. > > > > In general drug therapy can work, but it cannot be the only treatment. > > You also have to learn ways around any deficits that you may have. > > That's were the educational or psych programs come in, they teach you > > methods of compensating. > > > > but for the record I AM NOT A SHRINK. I am not liscenced to practice > > as a clinician or do work in educational psychology. > > > > larry > > > > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:20:47 -0700, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> :::nod:: both my kids have been diagnosed. There are a lot of people > >> out there with a lot of agendas when it comes to this condition. I > >> suggest a lot of reading and seeing what makes sense to you. > >> > >> You will find, for instance, that some people swear by removing all > >> the sugar from the diet, even though there are studies that supposedly > >> disprove this hypothesis. Others say it's lack of exercise (ahem, my > >> kids get a LOT of exercise....and so did I when I had to chase them > >> <g>) others that it's actually food allergies. > >> > >> Me, I suspect that any of the above may apply in particular cases > >> (along with the parenting/bad seed/lack of boundaries theories you > >> hear in parenting discussions) and that there are in fact people > >> getting lumped into a fashionable diagnosis. On the other hand, it's > >> like trying to spend your life with one hand behind your back. If meds > >> help, why fight it? > >> > >> You still using that CPAP, Marlon? > >> > >> Dana > >> > >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:41:54 -0500, Larry C. Lyons > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > btw I was diagnosed when I was 16. > >> > > >> > larry > >> > > >> > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:28:20 -0600, Marlon Moyer > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > I'm starting to think that I might have adult ADD. Anyone know how > >> > > you go > >> > > about getting diagnosed? Anyone else been diagnosed with it? > >> > > > >> > > Marlon > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143032 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
