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Hello everyone,
I am a mother of 3 girls who are close in age Shawna whos 5 and the one I am here about. Hailey whos 2 1/2 and Kayla who is 1.
   Shawna like I said is 5yrs old. She has been a Giant ball of energy since 2. She will not sleep more than 4hrs a night. No naps, and never seems to run out of energy. She has become very disrespectful to us. She hasnt listend to a word I have said to her in about 5mo. She says what she wants and does what she wants. She will be in the middle of doing something we ask and stop and sit down or start something else. She has become very bossy. I can not keep up with her sometimes. I feel as if i am spending all the time I have with her disiplining her and not having anything to praise about. I have cut her sugar intake and she has just seems to have no effect on her. She is driving me Crazy I repeat myself 20-30 times a day telling her to stay out of my bathroom. I pop her, do time outs, restriction, take away privilages, stick her in her room for hrs at a time and the sec she gets a chance she is in there again. It made me worry when her grandma told her not to jump on a hole in the floor because she might fall through and said Grandma You know I am not afraid of anything, I can not get hurt. i am afriad that she will run in the road the sec. I turn my back because she thinks she wont get her hurt.
   I have been to the dr and told him all this and says its normal behavior. I need to know is this normal? I keep asking are you sure its not add or adhd and he doesnt think so I am thinking about taking them to a different doctor. If this sounds famillar or you know what I can try please let me know Does this sound like adhd?

Thinking about the fact that you are a mother of three you have more or less the basis to compare a little on behavior even if the other ones are younger. Additionally, I would say that in my case I used to say that my kid's behavior was not as the others, and my relatives told me that this was normal behavior. There was something in my mother's heart that kept telling me that there was something else, so, I decided to uncover my doubt and took my child to the doc. He was diagnosed adhd at six (after a long process).

The fact that your daughter is not afraid of danger is a typical characteristic of adhdrs. Being my son 6 yrs old, almost 7, I have to be very cautious when I am outside with him. At my building's parking lot, he always wants to run and is unaware if there is a car coming or something; he also tells me that he feels safe and usually gets upset when I take his hand to stop him from running.

If you are not satisfied with what your doc is saying and your mother's heart is telling you that there might be something, you should really get another opinion.

Welcome!

I wish you luck!!

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If I were you, I would get a neuropsych or psychiatrist to start the diagnostic process. ADHD is a 'disorder' (as opposed to normal) when there is a negative impact and symptoms are apparent in at least 2 settings (such as home and school) and a reliable diagnosis is very important before starting any treatment program. You would want to have the things that can mimic ADHD ruled out as well. Also, a psychiatrist could manage meds better than a pediatrician if that is part of a treatment program. It is thought that the earlier treatment is started, the better the outcome (less of the comorbid conditions like defiance, anxiety and depression).

The type of impulsivity, high activity level and need for redirection are consistant with ADHD. Are any of these or other symptoms apparent in school?

isthisnormal?  is always a good question.

When I asked the same question of the pediatrician when ds was a young toddler, he said that there was a wide range of normal and ds was at the upper end on activity. 

I will never when forget he was a still a baby, my dd's preschool teacher wondered, "you, your dh and dd are all so easy going and laid back ....and then you have Mr. Zippedydoodah here."  

Mr. Zippedydoodah is adhd and more...now 18 and doing swell. I am so proud of him.
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I agree with what everyone else said....get the ADHD diagnostic process started.  My 6 year old son is in the process of being diagnosed as ADHD.  He too has no fear.  We have had numerous trips to the emergency room....fortunately no broken bones yet, but he did have to have staples in his head from playing spiderman and swinging on the branch of a peach tree which, of course, broke, and he hit his head on a concrete sidewalk.  Just this past weekend, he went sledding for his very first time on the side of a high, steep hill.  All the kids his age were only starting from halfway up the hill.  A boy 3-4 years older than my son started from 2/3 of the way up.  On his very first attempt, my son goes all the way up to the top and flies down the hill.  I just about had a heart attack but he thought it was great and wanted to do it again and again and again....He also will run across a street or a parking lot without looking...he doesn't even think about it.....it never crosses his mind that he could get hurt.  When I try to restrain him, he gets very irritated with me and won't hold my hand. 

Go with your instincts....you know her better than anyone else...good luck!!

I have a 2 and 3 year old boy. Adopted at birth and their birth mom smoked and did drugs during pregnancy. They bounce off the walls all the time. I feel like I am losing my mind. They talk back, do not listen, discipline is not working. The 3 year old got me keys and drove my van into my house, got on top of the refrigerator got matches and was lighting them and setting them on the couch. He does this in a matter of seconds, you can not take your eyes off him. The 2 year old throws uncontrollable fits, I have never seen anything like it. They do not sleep all night ever, and the doctor says just stay consistent, well consistent is not working. Does anyone have any advice? Please I will try just about anything.

 

Tina