Early mental health evaluation in children can be challenging for many reasons—primarily because children may not be able to express themselves clearly. Their vocabulary is somewhat limited. Also, their feelings, emotions and understanding of themselves is evolving. Their cognitive and social skills are not fully developed. Because of these limitations, it is vital that parents and primary caregivers understand the …
Evaluating ADHD
How ADD/ADHD is Diagnosed Evaluating ADHD in children or adults can be difficult as there is no set test. ADHD is typically diagnosed after a person has shown some or all symptoms of ADHD regularly for more than six months. Symptoms must be present in more than one setting and have been present since the age of 12. There are …