Our almost 7 year old son has been on meds for ADHD and an "undiagnosable" related condition (aggression and anger/depression) for about one year. He is doing better, but I'm not sure that we have a complete and fully accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. He is still having a hard...
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Dr. Amen
Eileen Bailey
Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 09:37 PM -
Dr. Amen
Don K Potochny
Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 11:30 PMMy only experience with Dr. Amen was his gracious permission for allowing me to use his checklist on my Website and parts of it in my book.
Brain scans are expensive and from what I have researched, not covered under most health insurance policies. They are a preferable diagnostic tool to the many subjective checklists that clinicians use to diagnose ADHD.
Best wishes for you and your child.
Don K Potochny
Author, Dear Mary: My Life with ADHD
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Although I have spoken with Dr. Amen a few times for interview purposes, I do not have any personal experience with either his diagnostic process or his treatment.
Dr. Amen combines traditional medication treatments for ADHD with nutritional supplements.
I am sorry I could not provide you with any personal experiences but am giving you some links to additional information on this site that may be helpful:
Creating a Discipline Process at Home
Games to Motivate your Children
The Out Of Control Child
Co-Existing Conditions
ADHD and Conduct Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Coping Strategies for Siblings
I hope this helps.
Eileen