Your child is loud and fidgety, can’t concentrate and doesn’t follow the rules? Our test determines whether ADHD could be behind it.
Following lessons, playing peacefully with friends, doing homework: children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) can find it difficult to cope with everyday life. In order to get along in life and not constantly get into trouble, they need support. It is therefore important that parents and other caregivers recognize the problem in good time and take appropriate measures. The ADHD test helps with this.
The test uses 19 questions to determine whether your child shows typical signs of ADHD. The scientific basis for these questions are criteria that doctors and psychotherapists also adhere to when diagnosing the disorder. However, our ADHD test does not replace a medical diagnosis, but only serves as an initial orientation.
What criteria is used to diagnose ADHD?
In Germany , doctors and psychotherapists make diagnoses based on the criteria of the so-called “International Classification of Diseases” (ICD). This is a kind of official and globally recognized list of all known physical and mental illnesses and their characteristics. Our ADHD test is also based on the ICD criteria.
Diagnosis: Is it ADHD?
Only medically or psychologically trained professionals can confidently assess whether a child suffers from ADHD or not. Suitable contact points are pediatric practices, but also psychotherapists who specialize in the treatment of children and adolescents.
The diagnosis then consists of several steps. First, there is a detailed conversation with the child and his parents to describe the child’s difficulties in more detail. If the parents’ or child’s descriptions do not allow any clear conclusions to be drawn, several consultations may be necessary.
It will also be clarified whether other mental illnesses could be behind the child’s problems. Sometimes ADHD goes hand in hand with other mental illnesses, such as depression or anxiety disorders.
In addition, the doctor must rule out physical causes. For example, hearing loss, sleep disorders or thyroid diseases can cause the child to have difficulty concentrating, not listening, being loud or acting noticeably impulsively.If the conversation reveals indications of these or other illnesses, various physical examinations may be necessary for diagnosis, for example a blood test.