Adhd symptoms in class
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Maybe the teacher is boring to him or maybe the work is boring. My step-daughter used to stare out the window in class during the 1st grade. She was not fond of her teacher. She did much better in the second grade and is doing well above average now in the third grade. It may be better next year. In my opinion, the writing will not help. He will listen if what he hears is interesting or if the teacher is interesting and energetic. What happened to energetic teachers?
ive just taken an online test to see if my son has adhd it said that he is showing symtoms. he is 5 years old. his teacher has said that he is the brightest boy in the class but finds it hard to pay attention and fidgets all the time, he shouts out alot and when he is at home he never listens to a word i say when i ask him to behave. he runs and jumps about and never walks and talks constantly i have to ask him repeatedly every time i want him to do something. do you think this is adhd?
My 6 year old daughter (Kindergarten) is not classified as learning disabled,however, we suspect she has some ADHD symptoms. She was evaluated about 2 years ago and our pediatrician felt she couldn't be further evaluated until she was 6 or 7. Given these symptoms, she seems to function pretty well in school and with new friends.
Our greater concern is her excessive hugging.
By the way, I have seen several studies that show that sleep apnea can produce ADHD like symptoms. In fact, there have been several posters on here that have had sleep apnea, been treated and their daytime behaviors definitely changed. Has anybody ever commented about you snoring or breathing loud at night? "Regardless of type, an individual with sleep apnea is rarely aware of having difficulty breathing, even upon awakening.
Well,they do have many of the symptoms of ADHD. And the fact that this is happening at school as well as at home is an important part of the symptoms. You are a good mother to try and find out what is causing this behavior - and if they do have ADHD that would explain why your discipline methods have not worked.
The following is a good site with info on the symptoms (and lots of other things) on ADHD. Check it out - http://www.help4adhd.
We put him in that school. I knew he was one of the youngest in his class, and I knew he would struggle with his apraxia and connecting to classmates. I didn't know he was having a hard time until we would run into other parents and their kids in stores and I would hear "oh that is Eli, he is a bad kid huh".
His teacher notes that he regularly does not complete assignments in class, he will flip his papers over and draw elaborate pictures. He disrupts the children around him by chatting or telling jokes and blurts out answers in class.
When he actualy works on an assignment he nearly always gets 100%. This is what we find the most frustrating, we know he's smart!
We do tend to be conservative about diagnosing ADHD in young children. In fact, though, one of the criteria to diagnose ADHD is that the symptoms be present by the time a child is seven. That does not preclude diagnosing the condition at an age younger than seven, because sometimes the symptoms are clearly evident before age seven. Parents often ask when should they consider medication (assuming the diagnosis is accurate).
I have two sons with ADHD. The 'upper meds' 'boots' is talking about are the ones the are in the amphetamine class...extremely addictive, if abused. Ritilan, Adderal, Focalin, Daytrana are a few more in that class. He/she also added that they are an recovering addict, so I assume that they have abused, or are afraid that they will abuse these meds. Boots: I know of one that isn't an 'upper'. It's called 'Concerta'.
My daughters symptoms went away quickly my son need a pretty high dose because his symptoms were more severe. The tricky part in this is the ADHD because the ADHD meds can make OCD symtoms worse! They are stimulants. Try only the seratonin med first. Sometimes ADHD can be solved with only this. You need a good Neuropsychologist here for the Tourettes/ADHD. They are the brain chemical experts. Not a Neurologist. Insist on an MRI w/ your Neurologist though!
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I have lots more info if you need it.
This is one of the best sites for information on ADD and ADHD - take a look at it and see if any of the symptoms sound familiar. I don't think the hyper stuff will apply. What you are looking for is the inattention things.
The site is - http://www.help4adhd.org/en/about/what
It does sound like he is in over his head and is shutting down. Moving him out of the gifted class might be a good idea, but it doesn't deal with the problem that is causing his actions.
Psychotherapy can help you in any case. A psychologist can teach you to manage symptoms of ADHD as well as help you work through any psychological factors that are impacting your quality of life.
Best Wishes
Rebecca Resnik
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or even pay attention in class, and has in the past (last year) gotten up from her seat during the time in class when they were doing individual work, has said (sometimes) she doesn't remember what she did in class during the day, and even hit a girl (Needless to say, we had a long talk and an appropriate punishment for doing that). She's behind in her class since she barely passed 1st grade (I'm not sure that was a good idea).
s mild case of it but you can def see the adhd and the odd in him.
I work in a European school with 1, 400 children. Aged 3 - 18. We do very well with the kids, they do well.
2 take ritalin they are very sever, aspergers/autistic spectrum. One has depression and takes medicaiton for that.
We recently had student teachers from USA, i asked "how come 5 kids in every class take ADHD medication?". She told me, on her last teaching practice , she worked with a difficult group and out of 25 only 3 WERE NOT on medication ?????
My son is now 5 and started kindergarten in a catholic school in New York. He was in preschool for 4 months before we had to had to move to NY. It's been 1 month that he's been in school and starting in the second week my son's teacher wanted to have a meeting with me discussing why he doesn't want to do any work in the class. They are curently teaching the kids how to write the alphabet letters.
Are they mainly girls? If he is the youngest kid in the class, or if the class is mainly female - this could/should be expected.
I can definitely tell you that any punishment that you do at home for what he did at school is not only a huge waste of time, but only adds to the problem. Children at his age need immediate consequences. To punish him for something he did hours earlier (and I can guarantee you, he either has no memory of or won't remember tomorrow) will never work.
My son, who is 4 years older, was diagnosed ADHD at age 6. I know the symptoms look completely different in boys vs. girls, but what led us to have him tested were much more problematic behaviors such as impulsivity. While he has had great success with a low dose of medication 1x per day and behavior modification, I just don't see the same struggles taking place with my daughter. There are one or two nagging behaviors that worry me though. First, she is an extremely messy child.
All of the things that you have listed - I have seen in ADHD kids. What you need to do is to start to research what ADHD is and how to deal with the consequences of it. Understanding ADHD really makes a big difference in how you deal with the child. I mentioned the following books in a post below. Its worth your time to check them out. - "ADHD and Me, What I learned from lighting fires at the dinner table," by Blake Taylor.
I know that physical activity also significantly reduces symptoms-- swimming, running, lifting light weights, a Zumba class, a kick boxing class, etc. All of these things are good in general for anxiety but often part of the treatment recommended for ADHD to make symptoms much better. So, make sure you are getting a lot of that in. Watch your diet as well as that can have an effect. Blood sugar can significantly impact things.
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