How do the experts determine that a child is ADD or ADHD?
I read a Guideposts magazine a few months back about a mom who found out that it wasn't add or ADHD that was her child's problem.
The girl had sleep apnea ... they took her to a sleep clinic and found out that the child was stopping breathing almost every three to five minutes!
Can you imagine what your brain would do during the day if during the night, you were struggling to stay alive?
I do not mean to discourage you in trusting your medical experts, but I have heard so many things that make the child uncontrollable in school - - from their sensitivity to flourescent lights in the classroom, to the sleep apnea, to a sensitivity to molds growing in the plaster walls.
If the FIRST thing a DR says is: XYZ ... a pill will take care of it ... without actually ruling out things like sleep apnea, or other sensitivities ... I don't know that I would accept his/her choice of medication until she/he has explained to me why it can ONLY be ADHD/ADD.