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How Can ADHD Be Diagnosed And Treated?

I know you can not give a true diagnosis. However, I think I may have ADHD and or ADD, what is the process in which I would take to get an actual diagnosis. If it is proved that I have either or, then what happens next because I have also in the past been diagnosis by a licensed therapist with Generalized panic disorder and social anxiety disorder along with depression. I do not wish to be on synthetic man made drugs, I do wish to do something more natural based. Here are some of my symptoms. Before what I consider a big event, like a job interview, or going to the DMV, starting a new school, or something like that, the night before I will not sleep. Along with that when I am feeling excited, stressed, sad, in a state of urgency, I become very scatter brained. In my daily life I do struggle to manage my personal finances and loath completing household chores. Along with these bullet points • Lack of focus and trouble listening and paying attention • Being easily distracted, disorganized, and frequently forgetting and losing things • Failing to follow through • Making mistakes that seem careless. I do make lists, I make every good intention to write them down then forget my lists... Help Please. Another thing, I try to make plans with people, but I end up canceling on them at the last minute. Perhaps this goes back to my social anxiety thing.... I want to go out and socialize I love people but I am scared to socialize, anything outside of work and grocery shopping, i m pretty much a hermit.
Fri, 8 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
To diagnose ADD or ADHD you need to visit a psychologist or psychiatrist. There are standard psychometric tests to diagnose these psychological disorders.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. K. V. Anand
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How Can ADHD Be Diagnosed And Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. To diagnose ADD or ADHD you need to visit a psychologist or psychiatrist. There are standard psychometric tests to diagnose these psychological disorders. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. K. V. Anand