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What is Your Child's Typical ADHD Behavior? Are there things which she does that is not typical?

Child Special Your

Typical behavior:

1. Very loud
2. Constantly moving even when sitting
3. Cannot stop talking or making sounds
4. Cannot sleep
5. Cannot understand basic concepts
6. Does not understand authority

As for non-typical, I would say his slow development of speech is unique, this may be linked to other things not yet discovered.

Your Special Needs Child Health & Special Psychology

Both my 2 youngest children have special needs, neither have had a confirmation that it is ADHD, but this is what the specialists are leaning towards believing that they have.

I would agree with every point that JB has made, but on number 4, they do get sleep, but certainly only smaller amounts than most other children of their ages (3 and 4).( They are up in the middle of the night)

They also have no fear of things that might hurt them, and absolutely no concept of road safety, regardless of how many times you teach them, mainly it seems to have been forgotten by them the next time you have to explain it all over again!

The end result being that people who don't have an understanding of special needs, are wary of letting their children 'mix' with children who do have special needs.

Child Special Your

If I might be able to ask what the testing is to find out? MY son's father has ADHD but I wasn't sure if it was herdetary.

He is 3:

1. A LOT OF ENERGY! (sorry for the caps it was meant that way)
2. Always has to be doing something, but he can sit through a movie and watch it.
3. Very loud
4. Doesn't always listen (seems to tune things out)
5. Lack of Fear (he will do something without worrying of getting hurt) luckily he does listen about roads and staying within his 'limits' (yard)
6. Did I mention a lot of energy?

I know I posted in another thread on testing, but did you get your children tested and that is how you knew? What age is to soon?
Thanks for any help you may have,

Take care

Child Special Your

You take him to a neurologist or psychologist who then test him. It is usually done by asking you a series of questions and of course by observation of the child's behavior. Based on the things you listed your son sounds just like ADHD! and the fact that you mentioned his father has it since ADHD runs in families.

I am not able to tell you how soon is "too soon" to test him (some doctors tell you to wait since it is normal for a child to be hyperactive sometimes) but as a mother, follow your insticts since early intervention is very important because ADHD is also linked to other problems such as ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder, we have a thread about it) and also learning disabilities.

I would suggest you to go ahead and get your kid tested it. If you are not comfortable with what the doc said, you can always get a second or third opinion. Also, try to study as much as possible about ADHD, the internet is full of information about it if you just google ADHD, it will help you to deal a lot better with your kid. Hope it helps.

Your Special Needs Child

Thank you very much for this information and I will deffinatly watch and possibly get more than one opinion. Just because this is well a major thing in my little man's life and as all parents we want the best we can do for our kids.

Take care and good luck in all that you do

Your Special Child

I think my son, in learning to cope with his situation has developed alternatives. For instance we went to see a double movie the other day and I was amazed that I sat through it. Yes, he still moved in his seat and talked a lot, but he did not get up to use the toilet every five minutes and was relatively well behaved because he occupied himself with eating popcorn - he loves doing this while watching a movie. At home he does not eat it that much, so I am learning that he is using things now to control is his special needs.