What questions should I ask my child’s healthcare provider about ADHD?

What questions should I ask my child’s healthcare provider about ADHD?

• Does my child have a learning disability in addition to ADHD?
• What type of ADHD does my child have?
• Does my child have a psychiatric illness in addition to ADHD?
• How do I explain to my child what ADHD is?
• What’s the best medicine for my child? (Please remember that you won’t know until you try.)
• How do I improve my child’s self-esteem and self-efficacy?
• How do I talk to my child’s teachers about his/her ADHD?
• How do I judge if a medication is worth the side effects that come with it?
• What are the side effects of the prescribed medications?
• What are my child’s strengths? What are my child’s weaknesses?