I haven't introduced myself yet, however I definitely plan to tomorrow after I wake up... but I cant fall asleep tonight, because I am very nervous. In 5 hours I have an appointment with the university mental health staff, at my college here, and a million things are going through my head. I was excited this morning knowing that I may actually find an answer to the AD(H)D that I believe and friends believe has been ailing me, my entire life. Yet I cannot fall asleep because I am too over excited about the chance that I can talk to a health professional about my problems. First I would like to tell everyone what a great community of caring individuals "addforums" and I have found alot of people I feel I can empathize with. I have a few questions if someone runs across my thread here.... umm. I ran across some information that said that anyone with a history of alcohol abuse or the like, can not recieve treatment for AD(h)D with respect to drugtherapy, I dont neccasarily have "history" But I do probably drink too much, too often, though less lately. For instance, my mother calls my drinking self medicating, and I used to drink till I slept, practically every night a few years back, but this last 6-7 months I have probably just drinken on average 1-2 nights a week and not even neccasarily to the point of intoxication, anyway, my question is in the interest of finding appropropriate treatment for me and through my more recent history, how honest should I be about my "self medicating" in the past, with never serious incidents with alcohol or law? Oh also does anyone know specifically what I can expect on the battery of testing that I will be taking to test me for ADD? Oh also I am 23, I am a student in college, and work full time too. Greetings!:D

Well I do hope you get a chance to review the following conversation before going to bed here is a person who has recently found the answer to this very same question

for short attention spans Begin at post #8 (http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40311)

I will not encourage lying but I will hyperlink to another member who recently under went the same dilemma and allow you to reach your own conclusions.

thank you for your researching that article for me about last weeks question I had.. i did reach my own conclusion, and felt that it was best to describe my drinking habits as not a habit at all but something that I did sparingly, and was not a problem. Because it isnt, I am a college student that drinks only occasionally. now. But I told him that last week, it wasnt until today that I actually read your post... and I have already taken both the CPT II and the MMPI, and answered tons of self questionaires, as well as my girlfriend and parents, though I dont remember much about elementary school age.
I wonder whats next. Has anyone else done anything with testing or talking at their university, I have only been talking with a graduate student, and am just curious what the next step is, my grad student kinda seems to have adhd as well, but is understranding of me when I go into long drawn out details with his yes or no questions, or his multiple choice questions.

Oh also I am 23, I am a student in college, and work full time too. Greetings!:DActually it just occurred to me that I was 24, sorry for being a moron.

Look up Neuropsychological Testing on Wikipedia.

A lot of the tests there are named. ADHD often presents as executive dysfunction, impulsivity, inattention/distraction and anxiety/restlessness/hyperactivity.

I took the Cantab test.. 6 times during a 12 week period.. (research study)MEH!!!!! is what I have to say, I hate that thing lol.. Takes about an hr and some minutes to take, and it was all computerized