(Source: https://www.additudemag.com/download/adhd-diagnosis-mistakes/?src=embed_link)

The three mistakes the author talks about are:

– Trying medication to “see if it helps” without thorough evaluation

– Relying on inconclusive evidence

– Failing to consider co-existing conditions

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Basically, doctors need to actually do their job with ADHD. Accept that it’s real, that it’s a thing adults and successful people can have, and also make sure that it, whether alone or comorbid with something else, is actually the correct diagnosis. Not jumping immediately to ADHD but not immediately, without evaluation, denying it.