Indentifying ADHD is generally done with an ADHD test. It has nothing to do with any blood test since ADHD is a mental disease, so it is not diagnosable through basic medical tests.

The Association of American Psychiatric

APA or American Psychiatric Association has made a list of fourteen behavioral checkpoints to test for ADHD. According to their checklist, children must show at least eight of the checkpoints to be diagnosed with ADHD.

Observation Test for Problems with ADHD Behavioral

Many children are misdiagnosed as having ADHD. One of the main reasons that ADHD is often misdiagnosed is that testing is purely observational and therefore subjective.

The person giving the test may be less able to tolerate certain behavior than another would be and may mark it as a problem when someone else would consider it normal. For this reason, ADHD testing is often done as a collaborative effort where parents, teachers and doctors all give their opinions about a child's behavior.

It is also not seldom for parents to consider their child has ADHD just because they are with them more often and regular ADHD behaviors can be not easy to deal with. A kid can only be considered to have a problem when they are showing a sign frequently on everyday life.

Sample ADHD Test

Here is a sample checklist items that is found on a comprehensive ADHD test:

* Is not diligent at school

* Substance abuse, learning troubles or family history of ADD or ADHD

* Easily sidetracked

* Cannot concentrate to detail

* Intelligible writing.

* Cannot listen

* Always forget

* Troubles learning new things

* Appear impatient

* Anxious behavior or nervous

* Cannot communicate well

* Controlling impulses problems

* Getting bored easily

* Careless speaking

* Not patient

* Makes careless troubles

* Disorganized