ADD, in the most simplistic explanation, is a condition where the neurons in your brain are "asleep" and need to be woken up. Therefore, one who suffers from ADD need therapeutic medications which gets these neurons firing. Again, simplistically, those who suffer from ADD AND ADHD (though counterintuitive to those who don't understand) actually find things like caffeine helpful and therapeutic.
Those who suffer from depression have an issue with the regulation of things like seratonin and dopamine levels in their brain. It has nothing to do with "sleeping" neurons, but chemical levels. Therefore, things like Wellbutrin would not be treating the actual ADD. Perhaps it would treat the the side effects of ADD. For instance, the #1 issue with many ADD people is that they suffer from poor self-esteem. The Wellbutrin would, in fact, help someone with this issue.
As far as diagnosis. Yes, it is complicated. That is a fact. And I have 2 cases I am aware of. Blake had 3. No one took more than 2 sessions. This is why I am asking if this is perhaps a borderline case. I am NOT involved in the medical profession. However, my gut feeling is 1) the professionals are not sure because he's borderline 2) the professionals are not doing their job or 3) He's hosing you again. In the case of my dad and my nephew they were diagnosed by a PSYCHIATRIST... they were referred by a psychologist. To my knowledge, they were not "specialty" psychiatrists. In the case of my nephew, the psychiatrist was a child psychiatrist, but not specializing in ADD per se.
