ADHD experts offer tips on diagnosis and treatment
How is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosed in children? What are the symptoms to look out for? And once the condition has been formally recognized, what are the best ways to manage medications?
To find the answers to these questions, our medical adviser, Orly Avitzur, M.D., interviewed two ADHD experts: Michael L. Goldstein, M.D., a child neurologist with Western Neurological Associates in Salt Lake City, and Martin L. Kutscher, M.D., a child neurologist in Rye Brook, N.Y., who has more than 20 years of experience diagnosing and treating ADHD.
And the symptoms aren't always what they seem to be. Consumer Reports' survey research associate Andrew Schwartz, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist who assesses children for ADHD and other learning disabilities, discusses the cases of an 11-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl.
