jillio
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Okay, the reason I was asking because my son may possibly have ADHD and was recommended to have him evaluated such as testing being done by the doctor to rule out lead poisoning, blood sugar and thyroid problems which are medical disorder that can have similar symptoms to ADHD. His blood test turned out fine. My son appeared to have some difficulties in school, I wasn't so concerned back then because I thought he was just a kid being a kid, but then I was struggling in trying to get him back on track with his grades as he had some much trouble focusing. Then his teacher had send notes home frequently commented about his inattention and disruptive behavior in the classroom, then I noticed that he can't seem to sit still nor pay attention when doing homework with him. Recently in the begin of March or so he was moved into a new classroom, and he intends to stay out of trouble, but he's still having problems focusing and doing his school work. He does have good days and bad days. And yes he is currently seeing a Psychiatrist he only met her twice, and she's real nice, the testing of evaluation isn't completed yet, until his teacher send in the papers that she was asked to fill out and return to his Psychiatrist. I'm paying for this, because I want to help him with whatever he has.
Anytime one is being assessed for any kind of mental disorder, the first thing we do is rule out a physical cause for the symptoms. The symptoms of many mental disorders can be actually caused by physical problems. We don't want to label a kid as having ADHD, and put them on meds and through treatment if something else is causing their symptoms. You are doing the right thing by ruling out a medical reason for the symptoms first.