HELP, GETTING DIAGNOSED SOON, WHAT TO EXPECT?!


Question: HELP, GETTING DIAGNOSED SOON, WHAT TO EXPECT?
Sorry for caps, I'm trying to get a little more attention because it's important lol. Well I'm 13, and I talked with the school nurse, and she sent me to this school counselor, and we had a meeting, me my mother my math teacher and my teacher and him. A big meeting apparently. So I told them I'm suspicious of having ADD, and me and my mother filled in a blanket called "SNAP - TEST"

There were questions like "Do you often day dream?" and then you could rate it, like from 1 - 3. And most of them were 2 - 3, except for the hyper - questions. So in about a month I'm going to a doctor, but I don't know what they will do, will they weigh me, check blood pressure..??? or anything like that.

Thanks!

Answers:

i took one of those. its nothing to get worked up about. its actually really boring. worst case they say you have it and maybe give you some meds like Ritalin and it makes you really focus and pretty much just better. my sister as it and its no big deal at all. if its like what i did its all like them just asking you stupid questions and maybe giving you a paper to fill out like a little test. dont let it bother ya at all, its cake.



Miiranda. Don't fret about getting "diagnosed'. First of all, the symptoms you describe are treatable. Secondly, if you had something like very bad headaches for a long time, you would want to know why and get treatment for them. This is the same thing. You are simply going to find out if you may have some degree of ADD. I have had ADHD all of my life and been very successful. Most of my success came after my diagnosis and I began to understand some of my behaviors. Understanding this condition, along with medication has made my life a blessing instead of a curse. Best wishes to you.




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