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Start with a psychiatrist in my opinion...often time schools really aren't that helpful (in my experience). Also, pediatricians generally aren't as knowledgable about psychiatric conditions as a psychiatrist is. While they may be able to identify the condition, they will not neccessarily know about the newest drugs for ADD/ADHD as they have about a bazillion different areas that they must be updated on. A psychiatrist, on the other hand will be up to date and aware of any new medicines and can help you to find a medicine with the least negative side effects for you.
However, I would suggest going to your pediatrician for the name of a psychiatrist, or if you have a friend you could ask, but definitely don't just choose any psychiatrist without a reccomendation because there are definitely alot of quacks out there (for example, my psychiatrist in Los Angeles was completely inept and did not understand how dosing works with certain drugs like straterra, causing many problems that ultimately left me taking last spring semester off)
Hope everything works out!!
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