A common complaint I hear from local adults with ADD is that it's hard to find someone who in familiar enough about ADD to be able to diagnose the symptoms of attention deficit disorder.

Also, it's even harder to find someone that uses medication or therapy as treatment for ADD. Often those that are familiar enough only deal with children and adolescents, and do not diagnose or treat adults with ADD.

I've compiled a list of people in the Vancouver, BC area who have been known to diagnose and/or treat the symptoms of attention deficit disorder with medication and/or therapy. This list has been compiled from the members of the Vancouver Adult ADD Support Group, CHADD Vancouver, and other sources.

This list is Not a recommendation or referral of providers. Please do your due diligence. It is merely a list of some people who are known to have diagnosed and/or treated people with ADD.

As with coaching or any other profession, someone that may be great for someone else may not be great for you. Make sure you're comfortable with the person you choose. Ask the questions you need to ask. Don't be shy, they're there to help you, not the other way around. Please email me for the list.

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If you know of any medical professionals in the Vancouver region that is able to diagnose the symptoms of attention deficit disorder in adults or children or who treats people with ADD, please let me know so I can add them to the list.

Thanks

Pete

The following 2 paragraphs are from the University of Delaware's ADHD DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR THE DIAGNOSING PROFESSIONAL Pdf

DIAGNOSING PROFESSIONALS’ CREDENTIALS

The following professionals are generally considered qualified to evaluate and diagnose ADHD as long as they have comprehensive training in the differential diagnosis of ADHD and direct experience with an adolescent or adult ADHD population:

· Licensed/certified psychologist;
· Certified school psychologist in the student’s school system;
· Qualified medical specialist (e.g., psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist, developmental pediatrician, neurologist or other relevantly trained medical doctor certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties i.e.,
family doctor);
· Licensed Clinical Social Worker

If you do have ADD and you do want one on one personalized help in dealing with the practical day to aspects of living with ADD you can hire me as an Adult ADD Coach.

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