3 Wrong Ways to Diagnose ADHD

Too often, doctors diagnose ADHD without considering all of the symptoms and other conditions that may cause them. Here’s what you need to know to avoid a wrong ADHD diagnosis for your child or yourself.

I worry about the casual way in which many doctors pronounce an ADHD diagnosis. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) is not easy to diagnose, and doctors who diagnose ADHD too hastily only perpetuate the problems that lead patients to consult them in the first place.

Often, parents complain that medication “hasn’t helped our child” or that it “helps, but my child is still struggling in school.”