Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ...
by yial on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @02:54AM
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This is not correct. At least not in the U.S. as a whole.
It may of course be true where you are.
The DSM does not even suggest an IQ test as part of the diagnostic.
Knowing 6+ people in several states with ADHD diagnoses (some as children, some as adults) none have had anything beyond questions with their physician… or diagnoses by a psychiatrist after starting therapy for a different issue.
It may of course be true where you are.
The DSM does not even suggest an IQ test as part of the diagnostic.
Knowing 6+ people in several states with ADHD diagnoses (some as children, some as adults) none have had anything beyond questions with their physician… or diagnoses by a psychiatrist after starting therapy for a different issue.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519712/table/ch3.t3/
https://add.org/adhd-dsm-5-criteria/