Due to the varying nature of ADHD, not all patients will have
exactly the same symptoms. Unfortunately, there is no blood test
or brain imaging exam that can diagnose the condition. Thus,
ADHD is only diagnosed through a series of exams, many of which
may be different from one evaluator to another. Perceptions
exist that ADHD is either overdiagnosed or may not exist at all.
It seems that whenever someone tells you that they or their
child have ADHD, there seems to almost always be an "and" which
follows. As in, "I have ADHD and Depression" or "My son has
ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and a learning disability. It seems more
unusual to just have ADHD and nothing else than it does to have
multiple diagnoses…