How do you determine if you have attention deficit disorder?

Question

My mom has always joked that she has ADD because she can never stay on topic and will even stop in the middle of a sentence and not finishing it, and will suddenly forget what she was talking about and start talking about something else. I can never sit still in class and I'm really fidgety. If I write anything or have long conversations I get really off topic and i'm constantly told by my friends that I'm soooo random and i can't help it. my brother also thinks i have add. do i?

Answer 1

ADD stands for Attention Deficit Disorder so if you have problems paying attention, concentrating and sticking to one topic you should get evaluated by a doctor. I'm surprised your teacher doesn't say anything.

Answer 2

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditio...

Answer 3

An evaluation to determine if you are ADD or ADHD includes an observation by the doctor, a physical and neurological exam, standardized screening, psychological testing, and a comprehensive interview with the child, parent and teacher.

It sounds to me like you are ADHD rather than ADD, but there's no way of knowing without a doctor's eval.