There are appropriate baertties of tests for ADHD. They are administered by a trained psychologist and take upward of two days. There are several types of ADHD and there are ranges of severities for each type. Treatment can be any of several drugs and their efficacy as well as side effects depend on individual factors. ADHD is what as known as a "global" syndrome and effect almost all facets of a persons life.The best treatment is "cognitive" therapy, a form of behavioral therapy and is similar to the more "forceful" methods used in families in the past since it is learned "self control". ADHD is one of a set of persistent and identifiable brain syndromes and can be observed in action during MRI brain scans. ADHD brains are just "wired" differently. You do not "catch it" or have it induced by outside factors.Because of its' persistence and the fact that it is hereditary syndrome there may be evolutionary factors that have preserved it. It is both a curse and a blessing. Some people with ADHD have the ability for extraordinary, sustained focus at times. They can work in environments in which there is significant "noise", many streams of stimulation. Most people with ADHD have high degrees of situational awareness and heightened ability to sense movement in peripheral vision. Many people with ADHD have almost incredible, unconscious reaction times. The classic ADHD movie scene is where Robert Redford's character, Sundance, tries to show he is a gunman by standing and firing offhand at a stationary target, badly. He then turns draws, and keeps a can in the air with all six shots.The joke in ADHD circles is that people without ADHD are dull "farmers" while those with ADHD are the hunters with secondary specialties as warriors. We're the genetic Sheepdogs that Bill Whittle describes.I have ADHD, my father had ADHD, my youngest son has ADHD. A researcher in childhood development in my family has traced it back in my paternal line to at least 1830 and farther in other relatives.If there are "horses for courses" ADHD is just kind of like being a Quarter Horse. Trained with persistence, awareness, a firm but gentle hand even a Quarter Horse stallion can be ridden with a Hackamore. In traditional families the odd kid out was usually recognized for his qualities and not stomped into a mold with everything hanging over cut off. I'm lucky since my family had a lot of experience in dealing with it over the generations. We're the kids who can do good homework with the music blaring. We write computer code for hours and hours, catch the sizzling shoulder high line drive while standing on the baseline by just sticking out our mitts. And maybe muff the throw to first to catch the runner with a lead because we haven't a clue how we just did that. We never look at the rim in basketball and we can't understand why the clear guy in the corner wasn't expecting the pass; is he asleep?We're the kid known as Motor Mouth who has a lot of trouble hunting from a stand or a blind but who can sometimes stalk a deer to within rock throwing range, dead silent taking half an hour to go fifty yards. On a jungle patrol, we're the guy you really want on point. We can be pains in the ass until you really need our skills.
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