But it never hurts to have an assessment done.
You, perhaps, have more confidence in the system than I do!
I can think of several reasons why we have not gotten the assessment done. First, since I work in a medical field I have had a chance to see who is doing this kind of assessment in our town and, frankly, I am not impressed. If we did this, I guess I would like to have him seen by someone who really knew what they were doing; there are many people who don't. So we would have to travel. It costs money and would not be covered by our insurance. And, finally, I do worry about the long term effects of having such a diagnosis in a medical record.
DH has had some trouble when we tried to get private disability insurance a few years ago and part of the reason was his diagnosis of ADD. I cannot say how much better all of our lives are because of DH's diagnosis and medication. I do not regret his diagnosis, but I was surprised that it would affect his insurability.
ADD is something we are watching very very closely in DS, but I am not even close to making the evaluation step yet.
I don't mean this to suggest that someone who has a kid who suspects problems should not get an evaluation. In fact, even as I write this, I am afraid it might be discouraging to someone who might benefit. Still, I think these are things worth considering if you have a more borderline situation.
