| There are a number of tests to diagnose ADD and | | | | arithmetic. This test can indicate if your child has a |
| ADHD. Although you may be nervous about the | | | | learning disability. |
| outcome, if you suspect your child has ADHD, please | | | | - Bender Gestalt Test - looks for learning disabilities by |
| don't procrastinate or rely on scores from one of | | | | measuring a child's emotions, visual skills and |
| those online ADHD tests. While they can be used to | | | | neurological development. |
| alert you to the fact that your child has in issue, your | | | | Tests to diagnose ADD and ADHD are the only |
| child's symptoms could also be related to allergies, | | | | effective way to determine if your child has the |
| Lyme Disease, learning disabilities or other issues. In this | | | | disorder. Once you have the test results and know |
| article, you'll learn about the different tests your child will | | | | what you're dealing with, you can do your best to help |
| take to determine if he has ADHD, so both you and | | | | your child, so he can succeed in school and in other |
| your child will be prepared for your office visit. | | | | areas of life. If your child does have a diagnosis of |
| Professionals often give a battery of tests to diagnose | | | | ADHD, don't despair. You are not limited to giving your |
| ADD and ADHD. One of the things the doctor or | | | | child drugs. |
| psychologist will do is compare your child's symptoms | | | | Many concerned parents who do not want to resort |
| to the criteria listed in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and | | | | to medicating their children with drugs have discovered |
| Statistical Manual). The professional will look at the | | | | that natural remedies are just as effective at |
| frequency and duration of the symptoms, so be | | | | suppressing symptoms, without turning their kids into |
| prepared to talk about your child's behavior in this | | | | little robots or exposing them to harmful side effects. |
| regard. | | | | Best of all, these remedies do much more than |
| Test for ADHD: Types of Tests | | | | suppress symptoms: they give the brain the nutrients it |
| - TOVA - a computer test (that is about 30 minutes | | | | needs to heal itself and restore optimal function with |
| long) which measures impulsivity, inattention and | | | | continued use over time. So don't be fearful about the |
| response times. This is test is used to determine the | | | | results of your child's test for ADHD because there |
| effectiveness of medication use by comparing scores | | | | are treatments and there are many examples of |
| before starting and after using medication. It is | | | | children who had ADHD who grew up to become |
| considered to be a highly accurate test. | | | | happy, successful adults. |
| - WISC-R is a intelligence test for children ages 6-16. | | | | Of course before giving your child a supplement for |
| Since it involves pattern recognition, it can be given to | | | | ADHD, make sure to do your research and ensure |
| children who haven't learned to read or write. | | | | that the ingredients are standardized and the |
| - WRAT - tests for strengths in spelling, reading and | | | | supplement is FDA-approved. |