ADHD Services
Tailored Support for ADHD: Comprehensive Services to Enhance Focus and Success
We understand that some children may have attention issues that lead to difficulties with learning and focus. If you have concerns that your child my have ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) or ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), we are here to help.
See below for more specific information:
Initial Evaluation Process
If you are concerned that your child my have ADHD, please follow these steps.
Step 1:
Review the symptoms of ADHD here.
Step 2:
If the above symptoms are consistent with the symptoms your child is experiencing, or your child’s teacher has expressed a concern about possible attention issues, call the office to talk to one of our nurses.
Step 3:
After speaking with our nurses about your concerns, we will email you a link to complete online documents for ADHD evaluation through a secure web portal:
Step 4:
When all documents are completed (by at least one parent and one teacher), your child’s physician will review the results. We ask that you please call the office one week after you have completed the online forms to schedule a consultation with your child’s primary physician.
Step 5:
At your first consult appointment, your physician will discuss with you (and your child) the diagnosis and possible interventions. It is the discretion of your physician whether medication is prescribed at this appointment or another appointment is scheduled at a later date to further discuss treatment options.
Please note:
We ask that all children have a current well child visit within the previous 12 months before we will schedule any consultation.
If your child’s well child visit is not current, we ask that you schedule that appointment separately from the consult appointment to allow for proper attention to be paid to BOTH preventative care and your ADHD concerns.
Follow up Evaluation
If your child has been started on a medication for ADHD, we ask that you schedule an initial follow-up appointment 1 month after beginning medication. Please be sure that all follow-up Vanderbilt forms are completed through the ADHD portal before this visit
After your initial follow-up appointment, it is the discretion of your physician how often they would like to see your child back in the office. In general, we ask that all children on ADHD medications be seen for a medication follow-up appointment once every 3 to 6 months.
