Objective Assessment of ADHD

Diagnosing ADHD is sometimes seen as an easy diagnosis to make. Teachers and parents routinely informally label children as having ADHD from their view. It is also a hard diagnosis to make in that attention is affected by many things including: nutrition, sleep problems, anxiety, mood, learning problems, medical issues, and stressors.
 

A comprehensive approach to assessment can help precisely identify why there are such problems and help develop the optimal treatment plan. Tests are selected on an individual basis depending upon the the diagnostic questions that we are trying to answer. After a detailed history and interview, we at times utilize: intelligence testing; school achievement testing; parent, teacher and self rating scales, computerized attention testing, and Quantitative EEG to help make the diagnostic process more objective and accurate.

As part of my normal psychological testing process for evaluating ADHD, I conduct a two channel EEG with a database comparison. If someone is complex, a full 19 channel EEG Brainmap (QEEG) with database comparison can be conducted.

 
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