Are you, or your spouse, ADD?Have you been screened for ADD...or any co-occurring conditions?
There is a genetic component to ADD and so, where there is a child with ADD, there is often a parent with ADD. Additionally, Depression, Dysthymia, Bipolar Disorder, Learning Disabilities, OCD, TS, Anxiety Disorders, Sleep Disorders and many Adjustment Disorders are far more prevalent in families with an ADD child, than in the general population.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BE CERTAIN!
If you are diagnosed with ADD, or one of the related conditions, are you receiving treatment? If not, have you wondered if you have ADD or one of the related conditions? You can not help your child unless you help yourself first. If you, and/or your spouse, are ADD, be sure you are receiving the best intervention available to you.
If you have never considered the possibility of your having any of the above mentioned conditions, please,consider it now. Take the screening questionnaires below to prescreen for Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorderand more. If Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder, or any other mental health condition, is a possibility for you and/or your spouse, and you do not address it, you may find parenting your child, and following through with the necessary intervention, more difficult than it need be. Be proactive and choose to be the best parent you can possibly be to your child by modeling self-respect through self-care.
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Research repeatedly demonstrates that Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder runs in families. Approximately 4% of the adult population is diagnosed with ADD. It is suspected that this is an underestimate of the actual number of ADD adults because many never receive a diagnosis. If you and your spouse have not considered whether or not you have ADD, or any of the related conditions, now is the time to do so. You cannot effectively take care of your child, if you do not first take care of yourself.
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Help yourself to help your child!
Prescreen yourself for the following mental health conditions. These links will take you away from www.addcoach.info. Simply use your back browser to return to this site. Please realize these questionnaries are for prescreening purposes only. Your results should, in any way, be taken as a medical diagnosis. If you have any questions about your results please speak with your physician for further clarification.
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