What questions should I ask my healthcare provider about ADHD?

What questions should I ask my healthcare provider about ADHD?

• If my child has ADHD, does that mean that I have it, too?
• How do I know when to discipline my child and when to let the behavior go?
• Do I have a learning disability in addition to ADHD?
• What type of ADHD do I have?
• Should I have a conversation with my supervisor at work regarding my disorder?
• Do I have a psychiatric illness as well as ADHD?
• Why do I have ADHD? Is it environmental? Biological?
• Should I have my home tested for poisons such as lead?
• Are there any foods I should eat, or any foods I should avoid?
• 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?