As far as I understand, ADHD and ADD are a product of the inability to process dopamine or a deficiency of dopamine. So why are there not tests or screenings that can show with evidence the deficiency and the presence of ADHD?
I’m looking at a possibility that my son(4) could have ADHD and the possibility that a doctor will recommend medication. I am not against medication but I fear putting him on medication that will alter his brain chemistry at such a young age especially if he does not actually have ADHD and the phase that he is going through will be one he will naturally grow out of as his brain develops.
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Don’t think of ADHD as “just” a dopamine deficiency. It’s an issue with brain development on a structural level as well. People with ADHD have differences in their brain growth from the smallest level from nerves to larger regions of the brain being poorly developed and connected. Medication only helps with one small part of it, the ability to switch and sustain attention. That’s vital to success in other areas to help make up for the deficits it doesn’t help.
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