Why did the school want a psychoeducational assessment if my psychiatrist already diagnosed ADHD?

Schools often want a psychoeducational assessment because accommodations at school run through a learning and testing process, not through a psychiatry prescription pad. A psychiatric diagnosis of ADHD is a medical formulation. It can guide treatment, including medication decisions by a prescriber. FasTreat also offers private online ADHD assessment and ongoing care, depending on your needs and clinical assessment. Related reading: https://www.fastreat.com/en/adhd-faq References: https://www.camh.ca/en/professionals/treating-conditions-and-disorders/adult-adhd/adult-adhd---treatment/adult-adhd---pharmacotherapy https://www.caddra.ca/guideline-overview/ https://www.caddra.ca/

After the psychiatrist letter I thought the school meeting would be short. They still wanted a psychoeducational assessment, and I felt like the diagnosis had been downgraded. I was snappy at home about it. A teacher later explained they were ticking a different form. I still found it exhausting. That is my school-year gripe, not a medical conclusion, and I would not tell anyone to skip testing or to skip the psychiatrist.