There is an awful lot of chatter about ADHD these days. The truth is that there is not a scientific method for determining whether or not a child has ADHD. Your pediatrician or child psychiatrist will use the DSM-V as a guide to determine if your child meets the eligbility criteria. However, many of the same symptoms occur when children are anxious, depressed or experiencing trauma so it can be hard to flesh out what belongs to which. Check out this link for the diagnostic criteria: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html
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