Is there an add test online for kids?

Question

my 4 1/2 year old has some behavior problems, we have been to the doc, and proj. peds (behav. specialist ppl for younger kids) i really think she has add! is there a test online, or something that i can fill out? she repeats everything, has a hard time doing something when shes asked, esp. when she knows its going to take a while. there is so much more, but there is not enough room here! i love my kids, but feel bad because i dont know what she is thinking, or whats going on in her head. i will be able to better deal with it if i know whats going on.

Answer 1

NO! you need a doc to do all that. Most of the time it's the food. I work with kids and I've seen heaps change just a few things in their diet and they have been great. Then you don't have to feel guilty about putting them on drugs. Plus 4 1/2 is too young for ADD to start showing. Children shouldn't really be diagnosed until about 7 at the earliest. So many doctors are so quick to put kids on these drugs because they want the easy way out. The sooner they fix the problem the sooner they can move to the next person.

Answer 2

You may want to ask your pediatrician about a symptom checklist.  It is a checklist that is filled out by you.  Then there's a companion one that your child's teacher fills out.  You can have more than one teacher fill one in if that helps.  Then you take them to your pediatrician and he/she will review the results with you.  You'll discuss the behaviours in different settings and then decide if there is a probable diagnosis.  

Either the ped or the behavioural specialist should have used one of these checklists by now.  If they haven't I would ask why.  

Good luck.

Answer 3

NO! You can't diagnose your child with a disease by going online! That has to be done by a specialist. That's like you looking at your child and saying "Oh, you have cancer." It doesn't work that way.

Answer 4

I researched into this when my child was 4.5 yrs old as well.  I didn't find anything, though there were many articles and checklists.  But they were all geared towards gradeschoolers.  Now, a year later, my child is fine.  All the symptoms that were CONVINCING me she had ADD/ADHD are gone.  We just had to weather through a year of development and maturity.  I hope the same will happen for you.  It's as different as night and day.  Additionally, she had a very structured but understanding teacher this year.  So the combination helped GREATLY.

Answer 5

discuss your concerns with the pediatrician.