Evaluating ADHD symptoms can be enough to get an ADHD diagnosis, but it is often not enough to help a child get the right treatment. A complete evaluation will consider all possible causes for problem behaviors.

To get a complete picture, the evaluation will gather information about your child’s behavior at home, school, and in other settings. This will involve input from parents, caregivers, teachers, and any other professionals involved in your child’s care.

Information from these other adults can show where and why the child has some of the behaviors. The information can help rule in or rule out some additional reasons for the behaviors that might need different treatment.