![]() ![]() a paediatrician – a specialist in children's health.a specialist child or adult psychiatrist.You or your child may be referred to 1 of the following types of specialist for a formal assessment: You may also be referred to a specialist if you had ADHD as a child or young person and your symptoms are now causing moderate or severe functional impairment. your symptoms significantly affect your day-to-day life – for example, if you're underachieving at work or find intimate relationships difficult.your symptoms cannot be explained by a mental health condition.you were not diagnosed with ADHD as a child, but your symptoms began during childhood and have been ongoing since.Adultsįor adults with possible ADHD, the GP will assess your symptoms and may refer you for an assessment if: If your child's behaviour does not improve, and both you and the GP believe it's affecting their day-to-day life, the GP should refer you and your child to a specialist for a formal assessment. Being offered a parent training and education programme does not mean you have been a bad parent – it aims to teach you ways of helping yourself and your child. They may also suggest starting a group-based, ADHD-focused parent training or education programme. If the GP thinks your child may have ADHD, they may first suggest a period of "watchful waiting" – lasting around 10 weeks – to see if your child's symptoms improve, stay the same or get worse. about any other problems or symptoms of different health conditions you or your child may have.if there have been any recent significant events in your or your child's life, such as a death or divorce in the family.whether the symptoms affect your or your child's day-to-day life – for example, if they make socialising difficult.where the symptoms occur – for example, at home, in school, college or university, or at work.about your symptoms or those of your child.Your school may also be able to arrange a specialist referral for your child. The GP cannot formally diagnose ADHD, but they can discuss your concerns with you and refer you for a specialist assessment, if necessary. You can also speak to your child’s teacher or their school’s special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO). I work in a clinical psychology practice so I only know about these assessments from this angle.If you think you or your child may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), speak to a GP. I’m curious now how much we make use of school psychologists here in my part of Canada. The psychologist also incorporates student history from parent, teacher, report cards, but in our area at least we do not have the 3 classroom observation element (if this means an observer other than the teacher). Sometimes this will reveal specific learning disability/ADHD/a mood issue etc, & so the psychologist will make academic recommendations based on those findings (such as more time to write tests, having a scribe, etc). But if there’s concerns about an area of academic performance, &/or maybe some behaviour in the classroom, they seek a psych-ed. Here, I do know of students who can have fidget toys, bouncy chairs & the like, just based on parent suggestions. ![]() That’s super interesting, I never considered how different it may be from place to place! Yes, I was thinking about changing of instruction. ![]()
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