john smith wrote:
How recent and accurate is the ADD diagnosis?
Children can and often are mis-diagnosed.
My son is an example. In second grade he was diagnosed as ADD/ADHD.
Seven years later, at our request, he was re-diagnosed.
The recent diagnosis is Asperger's Disorder.
Two very different psychological conditions with very different
treatments.

I'd bet that the percentage of kids diagnosed with ADD is pretty close
to the percentage that have seen a psych Dr. I've worked with a lot of
kids as a coach and as BSA ASM (assistant scout master) and I think a
lot of times its just an easy way to sedate the kids when parents or
teachers don't have the time for them. Some kids have a lot of energy.

-Robert