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Avatar n tn My son was very similar to yours at his age. He was adopted at age 6. We had him as foster parents at age 5. He was extremely hyper. He was in the principal's office every day his first year of kindergarten. My son had speech problems and developmental delays. We figured most of this was due to his history, and trying to cope with it. Looking back, I wonder if his ADHD didn't affect his ability to catch language and learn to speak properly.
Avatar f tn This is an important difference from the previous guidelines and stems from a wealth of new evidence on ADHD treatment of preschool children and adolescents. For preschool-aged children, evidence-based behavioral therapy alone is recommended as the first step toward treating ADHD symptoms and associated impairment. Behavioral treatments may include behavioral parent training, classroom management, and/or peer interventions.
Avatar n tn timeout, taking away toys, cancelling outings; all to no avail. Ironically, her preschool teacher tells me she is wonderful at school and enjoys having her in class. By the time her siblings were this age, they knew how to behave. What can I do to change her behavior?
Avatar f tn He sounds like a lot of boys at that age. Sitting in a desk doing very boring work isn't natural, or age-appropriate for them, but most boys are able to doit anyway. He sounds very bright. Do you have the resources to send him to a school that might be more adapted to his needs, like Montessori (if they still follow the same philosophy, I don't know). We used to joke in my house that we are amazed how many kids have "attention surplus disorder".
4971738 tn?1390565384 //www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/621.html If your childs behavior is driving you nuts (they call it the "terrible two's" for a good reason). Start a new post on the child behavior forum - http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Child-Behavior/show/64 List what the child is doing and see what we can come up with to help you. Hope this helps.
1383803 tn?1502917179 Kids with ADHD (heck most all kids) are sweet kids. Its there behavior that is not so good. A child with ADHD cannot turn it off and on at this age. Some of these behaviors should be happening at home. Do realize that one on one you may be able to cope/deal with him. But at preschool he is being judged daily (heck, minutely). This is very stressful. Also there is a good chance the preschool teachers don't know how to work with ADHD kids.
Avatar f tn Call your local school and see if they have a special school for kids that may be displaying ADD/ADHD symptoms. Our son went to a school called First 5 while in kindergarten that really helped. Good luck!!
Avatar m tn You don't say your son's age but ADHD should not be diagnosed until the earliest of age 6. There is such a wide variation of kids at a young age that it is very difficult to diagnose them with add/adhd until they are older. Some kids really need more physical activity in their day. Not want it but actually need it. Some kids have to move in order to stay on task and focas. Is this school providing outlets for that? How long is he there? How long is he expected to take a nap?
Avatar n tn Eventually, he was kicked out of preschool and I took him to a child psychiatrist to be evaluated for ADHD, ADD or bipolar disorder. That dr told me he had none of those things. It was recommended that I continue to keep his punishments consistent. When he entered Kindergarten a few months later, I was constantly receiving phone calls from the principal regarding these same behavoirs. They suggested he had ADHD. He was tested by his pediatrician in November of 2008 and does have ADHD.
Avatar m tn Hi, I am also the CL on the ADHD forum so do have some interest in this question. First, to say, "His doctor suggested that I continue to keep him focused with coloring, puzzle, etc. to keep it from turning into ADHD? " is utter BS by the doctor. ADHD is not prevented by keeping him focused and that statement would make me have some concerns about your doctor in this area of medicine. I would first find out if he is the youngest child in daycare.
574101 tn?1245537020 They start preschool at age 6, and start school at age 7 and are required to attend through age 16, though most continue through age 19 at an upper secondary school before going to college. I didn't realize they fed kids lunch during preschool. My daughter only goes for 2 hours 15 minutes twice per week, but she's only 3. She's going to go next year for only 2 1/2 hours per week at a private preschool. No lunch.
Avatar f tn t know how early they start screening but you can talk to your pedi. My child was diagnosed with ADHD @ 6; but since the age of 3 I had been thinking: wow why doesn't he listen, why is he so defiant. He couldn't help it! duh.... the sooner the better.
Avatar f tn We took her to a psychiatrist and they then diagnosed her with ADHD. Once on medication we put her in a private preschool. They didn’t kick her out of this school but, the teachers complained often to us about her wandering. Now…she is in Kindergarten. She is still very hyper and wanders a lot. Other problems are she sneaks stuff such as items on the teacher’s desk or items in other children’s backpacks.
Avatar f tn They say ADHD is like a diabetes - you can't cure it yet, but you can control symptoms. There is thousand things you can do, including changing the diet, discipline tactics, etc. However, if his cells are genetically not wired to uptake certain hormones - there is nothing you can do, but fix this. Please don't feel bad about ADHD medication. It is actually not fair NOT to give ADHD children the needed meds, because they want to be "good" themselves.
Avatar f tn It would be hard to determine for many kids if something was add/adhd or normal young toddler behavior. As he gets older and matures, age appropriateness becomes more of an issue to discern where he is at in terms of development. Things like add/adhd or sensory will be more apparent in an evaluation. I would revisit this. Again, it could just be his sleep issue but what is causing the sleep issue? it could all be tied together.
Avatar f tn Your description does not offer strong indications of Oppositional Defiant Disorder. If the ADHD symptoms (particularly the impulsivity) are severe, and the stakes are high (e.g., being able to act successfully at school), you might well consider pharmacological treatment even though your daughter is young. Sure, it's best to hold medication in abeyance if possible with very young children.
Avatar f tn //www.medhelp.org/forums/ADD---ADHD/show/175 and he does exhibit numerous ADHD symptoms. You can check out ADHD symptoms here - http://www.help4adhd.org/en/about/what/WWK1 And, he well may not have ADHD. But if he does, the way he is treated is different then if he is just another kid who is active. There are a lot of very specific actions that you can take that will help him. And, medication ( if you were to also go that route) is just a small part of what could be done to help him.
Avatar n tn At 1 years old, they should NOT go on any meds for ADHD. This would harm the child severely at that age. Their little bodies cannot handle the stimulation that the meds are used for. I just cannot believe that a Doctor would even diagnose a child at such a young age. I mean they still did not even lose all or sometime any of their baby teeth and as far as being hyperactive, what 1-2 year old isn't. I would definitely get a second opinion.
5078197 tn?1363337996 My 5 year old is in real trouble in school since he started the preschool at age 3 he seems to have trouble.
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Avatar f tn Look at the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) and see if what you are seeing matches up with the symptoms or criteria for ADHD. Also, a Developmental Peditrician will be able to guide you through this process and/or help you find resources for your child. Although it may take a while to get an appt. it should be worth the wait.
Avatar f tn I would suggest that you do an evaluation with an occupational therapist. My son had issues with anger and the behavioral techniques given to us were really helpful. Examples would be that you start to talk to him about appropriate ways to show anger. He should have a calm down/cool down spot wherever he goes. Where he can go for as long as he'd like to try to self soothe. An enclosed area is good for that-------- a pop up tent, a corner with pillows in it, under a table.
Avatar m tn He has had trouble at school since he was 5 in preschool. While in preschool the only thing my son would draw or talk about was guns and shooting people. The teacher brought this up to me several times and I basically had to talk to him everyday about this and tell him how it was not appropriate for school. I believe that stemmed from his father allowing him to watch movies and play video games that are extremely inappropriate for his age.
Avatar m tn kids so automatically they are ADD or ADHD. he is too young to be tested . I did medicate my son at a very early age and i truly regret it . one doctor told me that the agression he has now does come from years of different meds. at age 9 he has been dianosed with a mood disorder. i wish you the best of luck !!
Avatar f tn Frankly, if my child had ADHD/ADD, I would want to know about it as soon as possible so I could start to do things to help my child that would be quite different than if my child did not have ADHD. To say that you should not consider getting your child diagnosed until they are 7 or 8 kinda of eliminates a year or two of possible help for them and you.
Avatar f tn He is very young to be diagnosed with ADHD; typically that cannot be diagnosed before school age (i.e., six or seven years of age), because until that time most of the behaviours exhibited by children with ADHD are typical of all children in the preschool years. (They may be more severe in preschoolers who have ADHD, but since some kids who are highly active in their preschool years definitely don't have ADHD, it's better to wait.
5349920 tn?1366751126 First, your little guy is going to be one of the younger kids in his class in Kindergarten - which means he is one of the youngest in his age group in preschool. And what he is doing seems kind of typical for a younger child. Frankly, kids don't always enjoy school. Home can be a lot more fun. And at this age there is little you can do to help him enjoy school - that is up to the school.
Avatar n tn I had him screened for preschool by the public school system. They used the preschool Brigance and he scored a 94 out of 100. My concern is how wild he gets when others are around. I have asked his doctor, and he said he shows signs of impulsiveness, but wasn't going to label him yet. He go wild with others around, runs in circles, sings very loundly, really anything to get everyone's attention. Everyone tries to tell me it has to do with the new baby sister that now 3 months old.