Comments on: Children With ADHD: When Is A Child Too Young To Be Diagnosed With ADHD? http://thetruthbehindadhd.com/children-with-adhd-too-young-to-be-diagnosed-with-adhd/ Tips, Tools, and Strategies, to Support Children With ADHD Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: betsy davenport, phd http://thetruthbehindadhd.com/children-with-adhd-too-young-to-be-diagnosed-with-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 betsy davenport, phd Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:33:29 +0000 http://thetruthbehindadhd.com/?p=328#comment-1352 I am eager to know your opinion about medications for a child who is thought to have AD/HD, but whose doctor is unwilling/unable to make the diagnosis, yet says the child (who is both in great subjective distress and impaired to a significant degree across settings) would benefit from only one category of medications; specifically, the psychostimulants. Is it necessary to meet all the diagnostic criteria for AD/HD to be prescribed those medications? Or: How bad does a headache have to be before you take something for it? Thank you. I am eager to know your opinion about medications for a child who is thought to have AD/HD, but whose doctor is unwilling/unable to make the diagnosis, yet says the child (who is both in great subjective distress and impaired to a significant degree across settings) would benefit from only one category of medications; specifically, the psychostimulants.

Is it necessary to meet all the diagnostic criteria for AD/HD to be prescribed those medications?

Or:
How bad does a headache have to be before you take something for it?

Thank you.

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