Should you get your child an ADHD evaluation? Hear from expert Mary Solanto, PhD, on attention deficit disorder tests and what you should keep in mind as you consider an ADHD evaluation. Plus,...
========== So one piece of advice I'd like to give parents is that if you are worried or concerned
about whether your child is learning well or is paying attention, you have some
kinds of suspicions, perhaps, that all is not well, I would not hesitate to get a professional evaluation. Because what I often hear is that there were some suspicion
or even, you know, clearer indications that a child was having difficulty in school
with attention or behavior, and that parents and others may kind of hope that
the child would grow out of it and or, you know, may have been able to soothe
themselves, "Well, you know, he or she is doing well enough and so
there's probably not a need." I think, on the other hand, it is better
to cover all the bases and to m...