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son can't focus but I don't believe he has ADD.Are there any
disorders with similar symtoms?   stephaniek78 November 13, 2008
My son has trouble focusing on undesirable tasks. However, I
have researched ADD and other than the distractability, none of
the other symtoms match up. He can focus for hours building very
detailed and impressive structures with legos. But when he has
to read a book, he gets so distracted by the pictures that he
can't focus on the text. His teacher wants him tested for ADD
and she is unwilling to try any of my suggestions. However, his
lack of focus is affecting him at school. He is a very smart
8-year-old but he just can't seem to finish work and stay on
task. Are there any other disorders or learning disabilities
that are similar to ADD that I should take into consideration? I
am feeling very preasured to try to have him diagnosed with ADD
but the more I learn about it, the more I don't think he has it.
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