The bottom line in treatment selection is your comfort level and your son's. If you are questioning that your psychiatrist is leading appropriate appointments, maybe that's a sign that it's time to move on to another doctor. You current doctor may or may not be "slacking." but you need to be comfortable with the level of care you are receiving. Managing ADHD is hard enough without having the added stress of wondering if your doctor is doing the best they can for your child.

Take a look at this article, "When to Fire Your Doctor: Ensuring the Best ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment," by Dr. Edward Hallowell (http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/5769.html). Dr. Hallowell describes both a "good" doctor and a "bad" doctor when it comes to ADHD treatment.

Follow your mother's intuition as well, we are often right.

Penny W., ADDitudeMag.com Community Moderator mom to Luke, ADHD, age 8 creator of the Website {a mom's view of ADHD} at http://adhdmomma.blogspot.com

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