ADHD Evaluation Process

Here is the process that we believe makes for a good diagnostic evaluation to see if someone has ADHD or not:

PARENT INTERVIEW

When you get an evaluation for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, there should be a good parent interview. It's absolutely essential that somebody sits down with the parents and spends 45 minutes to an hour with them.

In this interview the psychologist or therapist needs to find out what's going on now, why did the parents pick up the phone and call now instead of last week, and so on. Was there a recent trigger event? A recent trauma? A recent loss? Or is there a problem at school, or a threat from the teacher? What is happening that you had to call for help?

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY

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