| Topic | Question | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | Which type of ADHD does my child have? | 1 |
| Are brain scans effective in identifying ADHD? | 1 | |
| What do these tests involve? | 2 | |
| Understanding ADHD | Is there a possibility that I may have ADHD as well? | 1 |
| Is there a possibility that my other children may also be affected by ADHD? | 3 | |
| Treatment | ||
| Medicines | Does this medicine increase the risk of my child becoming addicted to other drugs later in life? | 2 |
| What will these tests involve? | 2 | |
| Is this medicine generally available in local pharmacies? | 3 | |
| Psychological treatments | No questions excluded from QPL. | |
| Alternative treatments | Are there any vitamin supplements that can help my child? | 1 |
| Are there any supplements that I should avoid giving to my child? | 2 | |
| Health‐care team | No questions excluded from QPL. | |
| Monitoring ADHD | How can I deal with these changes? | 1 |
| Should I keep written records of my child's symptoms or medication progress? | 1 | |
| If so, how should I do this? | 1 | |
| Will you need to do any tests? | 2 | |
| Managing ADHD | How does diet affect ADHD? | 1 |
| Are there any foods or drinks that I should avoid giving to my child to help reduce his/her symptoms? | 1 | |
| Where can I get information about this training? | 1 | |
| What government services can I access to help my child? | 2 | |
| With my consent, will you be contacting the staff from my child's school to let them know about my child's condition? | 2 | |
| Future expectations | ||
| Approaching adolescence | What should I do or who can I contact if I am concerned about any of these changes? | 2 |
| Health and medicines | Will ADHD increase the risk of my child developing other medical conditions? | 1 |
| Will I need to monitor this and if so, how should I do this?a | 1 | |
| What if my child develops another medical condition in the future? How will this affect his/her ADHD and medicine?a | 1 | |
| Will ADHD or the medicines used to treat it affect my child's ability to drive in the future? | 1 | |
| Academic progress | How will ADHD impact on my child's future career choices? | 1 |
| How can I found out more about the major academic milestones of a developing child?a | 1 | |
| Can you help me write some short and long term academic goals for my child so I can keep track of how well my child is progressing with his/her learning?a | 1 | |
| Social progress | Can you help me write some short and long term social goals for my child so I can keep track of how well my child is developing socially?a | 1 |
| Support and information | What are the details of online support services that I can use? | 1 |
| Can you put me in touch with other parents who have been through this? | 1 | |
| Do you have information I can give my family and friends if they ask me about ADHD? | 1 | |
| Do you have information in other languages? | 2 | |
| How much will appointments cost? | 2 | |
| Is there anyone I can speak to about financial matters such as costs of treatment and appointment fees?a | 1 | |
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Questions rejected with a strong level of consensus after the first survey round.