your family physician can give you a prescription after you fill in a questionaire and or answer the questions orally. Some states are enacting programs where the persons therapist/psychiatrist also evaluates with a comprehensive psychological evaluation/IQ testing and specific tests for diagnosing ADD and ADHD because meds for these diagnosises have been abused by college students as the latest "upper" for parties and marathon study sessions. Your family physician will know what you need to do in order for him/her to give you the prescription.