 Re: ADD and Bipolar - Pass it on to kids? | |
My first husband has ADHD, and he was a worrier when it came to our children. He started having Brian tested at age three, despite my objections, and watched him closely for years....he's now 22 and does not have/has never had ADHD. Our daughter, Adrienne, is another story....I knew before she was born that she was going to be a handful!! We had her tested during kindergarten, and tried a variety of nonmedication routes for the next two years before finally putting her on daily medication. She took herself off meds when she turned 18, and it's had a very negative impact on her life, unfortunately.
As for your child....I would take him to his pediatrician, and get a referral to a neurologist and a psychologist. Along with the usual psych workups that they use, be sure to get a CAT scan, PET scan, MRI, or some combination of the three, to check brain function. If there's not a noticeable difference in brain function between your child and a "normal" child, then it's most likely not an ADHD problem.
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