Adhd symptoms in a 2 year old
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Hi there. Well, what you describe almost sounds more like anxiety than it does adhd symptoms. My older son has sensory which is very similar to to adhd, it's neurological in nature as adhd is, and he also has anxiety. The self soothing is something he had to work on. Are you talking about when he is upset, calming himself back down? With my son, we worked with an occupational therapist for strategies for this.
we have 1 ,two and half year old boy and 2, 3 and a half year old girls. All adopted, all born with distinct differant peronalities from day one. One our oldest (by 18 days) is extremely challanging. We have very consitant, structured days , rules and disapline and that the other two do good with and respond well. She will say no almost everything, even the things she just asked for like milk when you try to give it to her.
The physical activity is one of the ways that you treat sensory integration disorder---------- it calms the nervous system. In the evening, what about pushing him in a swing for a while. This will calm him down as that linear motion is good for the nervous system. Have him try to blow bubbles (out of the bottle with a wand) -------- those deep breaths also slow down the nervous system. Deep pressure is great for some kids.
My son is a healthy and smart kid. He does have a VERY mild form of apraxia... which he really has worked hard at... and you can barely notice he had any trouble speaking at all, but really, he didn't start talking until he was 2 1/2. I work in a daycare, so he is easily adjusted to being around kids. He had a speech therapist come out about once a month (it was supposed to be more, but they were all flakes) and a developmental therapist that came once a week to our home.
Perhaps a strict routine would benefit him, perhaps some social skills games would help, perhaps a particular way of phrasing things would make sense to a 4 year old to help him along, maybe a "story book" that they use in autism (my son doesn't have autism but I use these to help explain things to him at times . . .), maybe there is an activity that is helpful to calming the nervous system , etc. I'd start doing those things to see if it helped.
We have a 9 year old son with ADHD as well and we too did not believe in medicating. We tried many other methods such as fish oils, nutrition shakes etc. Finally after a year of trying we finally had to give in. Our doctor put our son on Concerta. It is a slow release medication meaning it works over an 8 or so hour period. This helped our son quite a bit. Only side effect is loss of appetite. His lunch hours he does not eat much.
Please help! I am a mother to an almost 4 year old boy with severe behavior problems. He spits on people, kicks, hits, screams 'shut up'. He does this on a daily basis and often without warning. He is in preschool and even acts this way to his teachers and classmates. He spits on his teacher, in the past has played in his feces (happened a few times months ago), calls me ugly names. He has broken windows in our home and broken my car windshield.
s a magazine but they have great info and symptoms on the site. Also, ADHD can manifest itself in hyper attentions, which could explain why he loves puzzles, which seems like it would take a lot of attention.
Good luck, and it's great that you are noticing these things and trying to get help. I wish someone would have done that for me. I suffered from it all my life and was not diagnosed until 6 months ago and I'm 34!
And ur Rigth maybe the doze is to low for him Iam going to ask the doctor about that . I also have a 9 year old with adhd and he is so sweet and lovable , I can not even compare them with the same symptoms.. When I say my son is cruel mean I really mean it . I mean there's some things I could not even mention on here just to protect myself I'd say .
Thank you for the added info. Please remember he is only 3 years old and is really just " a baby". Leaving his mom has gotta be hard for him. I would imagine that his Dads routine is different then the one he is used to and that makes it even more difficult. 3 year olds don't adapt to change very easily. There world is very small.
ADHD is not usually diagnosed at 3. And I don't think that is the trouble here. It may be later on, but not now.
My 8 year old daughter shows no respect for her father and I. She is a sweet girl in schools and with other relatives and friends. But at home, she wants attention all day, loves to yell at us, loves to slam everything around, and is up to the point of trying to hit us and calling us names. She constantly cries and whines and says we mistreat her and claims we are mean with her. When it's time to do her homework, she wants us to sit next to her and give her answers which we don't.
t effect a 6 year old as much as (say) a 12 year old. Essentially, the teacher is comparing him to other kids in the class and other kids she has taught. If she is an experienced teacher, then she has basis for her reasoning. The school psyc will essentially hand out surveys to the parents and teacher. Whatever the outcome, it is always your choice on how to proceed.
no its not safe like the TV says)
This is the problem - doctors see a nail and use a hammer - ADHD symptoms mask bipolar in many cases and as ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed thing around besides depression thats what they treat - after all theres good old Ritalin on the script pad and the clock and the wall and Oprah and everywhere else - course bipolar should be very careful of ANY stimulant drugs but hey the family doctor just wants the visit and the script.
Has the doctor recommended he get a clean-out at the hospital? I hear someone has to be on a stool softener every day for a year, after the cleanout, to allow the colon to heal completely and begin to contract normally. Are you finding that to be true?
I ask because the two issues can sometimes be related.
It certainly could be that the med dosages need looking at , maybe a trip to the Doctor for reevaluation of them is in order, what is he on ? Could you also tell us what are the bad things he does ?
Feel irritable and throw violent temper tantrums.
Seem extremely happy and have high energy levels.
Touch their genitals, use sexual language, and approach others in a sexual way.
Not sleep much and go about the house late at night looking for things to do.
Talk very fast.
ADHD and bipolar are very simalar and often misdianosed here is a list of differences:
1. Destructiveness may be seen in both disorders but differs in origin.
Now my one goal is to get her the help that she needs to make her a happy, healthy child. She is very smart, great with her 1 and a half year old brother, great with her cat. She isnt violent, but she's very destructive. She doesnt take care of her stuff. She doesnt listen. I do not know the last time I got to sleep through the night. She still wakes up in the middle of the night crying. It's physically and emotionally exhausting being her mother.
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