Kids with add or adhd

[Navywife85]

when did you find out your child had it? my son is only 4 and his preschool teacher is saying he might need to get tested cause he is just not on this planet and its hard to keep his attention..
plus i dont know the difference between the 2 need to do some googleing

[*Realized*]

Caleb is ADHD. He was diaginosed after he failed kindergartin.

[Navywife85]

Originally Posted by Mommy2Bailey Caleb is ADHD. He was diaginosed after he failed kindergartin.

wow he failed... so them saying he might have it in prek isnt to early?

[BJo]

Ugh, my parents tested me for years and it wasn't until I was 16 they finally diagnosed me with ADD. I should have been diagnosed by the 3rd grade.

[*Mackenzie*]

they found out i had it when i was in 3rd grade.
In second grade i had problems, but my teacher thought it was just from my dad being deployed. turns out that it was ADD.

[*Realized*]

Originally Posted by Navywife85 wow he failed... so them saying he might have it in prek isnt to early?

I dont think it too early to start watching better and get tested.

[*~Robyn~*]

My DD's Dr told me that they can't really get a positive diagnosis until the first grade, altho' we already knew she had it. I think 4 is a bit young to tell (IMO) . Most little ones are all over the place anyways at that age.

[gunsgirl]

it is getting easier and easier to test at younger ages-

it is not unusual to diagnose in pre -k-

now here is the most important thing-- just becasue he is diagnosed does not mean you have to medicate- you do not- there are ways to teack even a 4 yr old how to live with this disability-
DS was diagnosed at 7- he was never ever medicated and we learned how to parent an ADD child-
he graduated high school with honors- graduated boot camp- graduated from A school and C- school top of those classes- spent 8 yrs testing and fixing jet engines and now is a full time student with honors and on the deans list-

he Still has ADD- and works very hard to use the tools he has learned to stay focused and stay on task. But he did it all with out a single pill.

[SnowCrystal]

Originally Posted by gunsgirl it is getting easier and easier to test at younger ages- it is not unusual to diagnose in pre -k- now here is the most important thing-- just becasue he is diagnosed does not mean you have to medicate- you do not- there are ways to teack even a 4 yr old how to live with this disability- DS was diagnosed at 7- he was never ever medicated and we learned how to parent an ADD child- he graduated high school with honors- graduated boot camp- graduated from A school and C- school top of those classes- spent 8 yrs testing and fixing jet engines and now is a full time student with honors and on the deans list- he Still has ADD- and works very hard to use the tools he has learned to stay focused and stay on task. But he did it all with out a single pill.

Mds was diagnosed at four with ADHD. We tried changing his diet, putting him on a strict schedule, etc... but nothing has worked but meds. He's struggled with weight gain in past years, but having him be able to sit through school and actually learn something is worth it. He also had learning disabilities as well, which make school that much harder...

Sorry, gunsgirl... not everyone can do it without meds and I'm a very good parent to an ADHD child.

[LoveKiss]

I knew from birth. No seriously, I did. He was the newborn that thought sleep was highly overrated. Always very alert and excessively active. I just knew. We didn't take him for an eval/diagnosis until the start of 2nd grade. I always told myself that I would address the situation more formally if the ADHD interfered with his success. Well, when he got kicked out of summer camp, that was my sign. I didn't even know they would kick a kid out of summer camp, for crying out loud!