Hi All,

Finally got my daughter in to see the doctor who is going to test her. She had her initial evaluation on Thurs. The doctor of course didn't have any really answers from the initial eval. but said my daughter seem liked a normal little girl. I was told that by the OP I took her to a few weeks back also. I guess I just want to get my hopes up that she doesn't have it or that it's only slightly. I still have to go through another eval and all the tests yet so again I wait.

Right now things are just a bit overwhelming in my life. Not only am I trying to help out my daughter but my parents both have health issues. I just feel numb right now after a phone call from my Mom telling me she has a brain tumor. On top of that in May my father has to have surgery to correct a low functioning bowel. I don't know how I am going to sleep tonight after the news I just got. I just have to somehow keep myself in control. I have people depending on me for help and support and I just can't crash now. I guess only God and my family and friends can get me through all of this. I can't even cry. I just feel all cried out from the past couple of months. Sorry to go on too long. It's just been a looong week........Dee

Wow, thats a lot of bad news, I would too have trouble sleeping.
Maybe just distracting yourself with a movie will relax you, and help you doze off.
Best wishes and hugss..

Hi,

Please remember that there's no one way to test for ADHD. The latest research I saw presented back in August indicated that the most accurate diagnostic tool(s) are checklists. The absolute best one is The Conners Parent Rating Scale. The other one is the ADHD I, which Ive never seen but comes highly recommended. I have lots of experience with the Conners and it is very reliable

Thanks for the replies. I do feel a little better. I will find out more about my mother after she sees the doctor on Monday. I will also look into "The Conners Parent Rating Scale". I am veraciously reading everything I can on the topic.

Hi,

Made a typo in earlier thread.....should have read ADHD IV.The other thing I wanted to say was to beware of Continuos Performance Tests(CPT's). They re' computerrized tests that have proven to be inappropriate for diagnostic purposes due to the high rate of..."false negatives". What that means is that it is more likely to miss you if you have ADHD than if you don't.

Once again. good luck.