adhd in toddlers

But ADHD can be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to diagnose with any confidence in kids younger than 5. Symptoms like restlessness and inattentiveness may simply be toddler rambunctiousness, "the terrible twos and trying threes," says psychologist Susan B. Campbell of the University of Pittsburgh. Or a child might be acting out in response to serious stressors like divorce, neglect or poor child care.

My so has been diagnosis with ADHD has been on Med for two plus years, but this think pooping in his pants just came about, about six months ago. The strange think is that he will walk around like he doesn't smell anything.

he is a friendly person , he likes children but after a few minutes he starts hitting them, he loves pulling hair, he likes climbing on chairs and tables and jumps down , he has no fear please suggest what should i do so that he spend some time in some thing creative rather then in things like this . i feel too tired and cannot handle him .....

I would seek a second opinion on his ADHD diagnosis. A 3 year old really shouldn't be diagnosed as such. Nearly all toddlers exhibit all (or nearly all) of the symptoms of ADHD - that is their nature. I can't say I agree with medicating a 3 year old for ADHD either, but that is my personal thought and I am not a medical professional. Some of the symptoms you referred to don't occur with ADHD - which is why I think seeking a second opinion would be helpful to you.

I am just looking for some opinions. I have been doing lots of research in hopes of helping him in the interim year that we are waiting for an appt. and we do have another appt with the ped next week. I have also gotten him into a clinic that is funded by the Autism Alliance for an evaluation by them...although it will not be an official diagnosis it will help sort some things out, I hope. Thanks so much for reading and giving any input.

I am concerned about a student in our school who has been playing with his own feces in the bathroom and smearing it on the walls- he is 7 years old and diagnosed with ADHD (on medication once daily) as well as difficulty with anger management. I am looking for some direction in areas to research, things to recommend to the parents, and verification whether this is a concern of a child this age. And feedback is much appreciated. Thanks much.

read to myself, got ahead of the others in our readers while reading out loud, and then I had no idea where in the story we were when it was my turn to read. A child of three is used to, and meant to, run around exploring...not sitting at a stuffy old desk. I hate that children nowadays are considered "hyper" by the age of 5 if they aren't zombie-like.

Have you consulted a therapist for him? Is he functioning mainstream in other ways?

My 3 year old was generally not a fuss. I describe him as a tinkerer. He likes to build things & play with cars like most kids, loves outside, & in May learned to ride his bike without training wheels while still in a cast. He now rides a 20" BMX bike. Over the past month, he has become almost very defiant, & gets frustrated easily. He has never been a great eater, throwing huge tantrums at dinner.

My son (aged 2) has 3 enlarged nodes in his neck, one over 2inch long and pretruding, and one in his groin. He has seen the pedritician and they have said that 2 in his neck and 1 in his groin are all within the normal limits (although the one is larger than a grape?) the one that is longer than two inches she said was larger than normal but felt ok to her. They did a blood count (normal) and test for glandular fever and told me to not worry.

I also agree that he is quite young for such experimenting with medication. They do now diagnose add/adhd earlier than the previous earliest age of 6. However, many things mimic add/adhd in those early years. Toddlers don't have the greatest impulse control or make safe decisions with NOTHING going on.

hahaha I am just a tad obsessed with making sure I have my family fed their last meal and happy before they go to bed- they all come in at different hours- I feel like a momma feeding her toddlers a bite of apple as they walk by- it's kinda silly...and I work with preschool and other church organizations like Faith Formation for adults and children. These things get my mind off ME- one plays percussion and piano and goes to high school and works a job.

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my son is two and has always been with me and about a month ago we put him in school and now he is screaming when i leave him. he freaks out if they move any furniture yelling that it does not go there. he is even doing that at home if we move anything to a new place or move it to clean. he starts crying if they change activities at school. could this be anxiety or ocd? or is this normal for two?

I was diagnosed with Bi-Polar in 2005 and also had a child in 2005. My son is now 8 years old and acts like I did around his age. He says and acts in violent ways. He has not done anything to extreme thankfully.

//www.additudemag.com/search/google.html?match_words=anxiety+adhd&x=0&y=0 I have lots more info if you need it.

its less overwhelming to the ADHD person also. Hang in thers and if you happen to kive in So Cal. Check out Loma Linda BHI. Its amazing and your insurance ahould pay for the program.

To make a VERY long story short, he would wake up in the middle of the night screaming in pain, he started to cry in the middle of something, then it would go away like nothing happened. It was either head hurting, knees or feet. It was hard to get a specific with a 2 year old. I kept bringing him to the dr's. I was told growing pains, too. I brought him to the ER at one point and he had a spinal tap and was admitted. But they couldn't find what was wrong.

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