7 yo Annoying | ADHD Information

Hi.  My son has always had mild issues.   since age 3.5 he's had ot, counseling and at times pt.     early age of 4ish, SE teacher said he's classic adhd.   but at home he was pretty great.     Ot suggested.  

Lately since school ended his play with kids is really off (it was never great ) but now he's touching their hair, getting in their face, getting close, loud, non stop talk, silly,  overlysensitive, won't share, grabby. 

is this ADHD, no or something more.  At this point teachers, myself and other professionals don't see much distraction as in other kids with definite adhd.   but all the other stuff.   What do you all think?      I'm very worried as he seems to repel a lot of kids.

Could be adhd but you need a professional evalulation. Any family history? It is genetic not something you "catch".

My son was diagnosed just shy of 5. We avoided meds due to our fears.

His adhd got worse as he got older. We began meds at the end of a horrific 1st grade year. It really was just his impulsiveness and goofyness but the kids were really cruel.

My personal opinion is that their social and labeling can end up happening if you do not seek treatment.

I would contact your pediatrician for a referral to have a pediatric nuerologist evaluate your son.

I'm doing so.    Thanks Bethann.

How is your son now and how old i he?  Are there any therapies you recommend that works for your son ?

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he is 12 and taking concerta and tenex. He would NEVER make it through a day successfully without his meds.

He started meds just shy of 7, he is now 12. He is in 7th grade and an honor student. He has a speech delay as well.

 

I tend to agree with the social stigma and the labelling...

Medication side effects are scary to say the least....especially the unkown of the long term...

However, if we hadn't medicated my DD she would most likely have no friends, no invites to birthday parties or sleep overs, failed every swim lessons we ever put her in, no family vacations, etc etc...

When she was in her 'ugly' period for lack of a better word, we could hardly leave the house.  Plus I think she knew and realized her behaviour was unwanted yet couldn't stop herself - therefore her self confidence was in the toilet.  "If everyone assumes I will act bad I might as well go ahead and be bad!!"  Kids try to live up to your expectation of them right?  If I woke up thinking "oh god what will she get up to today" you can bet she delivered!

Now that she has calmed down she has friends over to play and has been invited out with other friends.  I took the opportunity to explain to her that because of her great behaviour people want to be her friend.  I think she 'gets it' I certainly hope so!!!

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My son is pretty quiet on the social outside of school. He recently has a friend spend the weekend. THe boy is adhd but not medicated over the summer. my son was totally annoyed the whole time with him. Unfortunately I don't think they are friends anymore. I wish the friend was medicated so that he would have behaved better. The friend annoyed everyone, even my dogs were afraid of him!

This was also the only time my son had someone sleep over. He has only been with family at night so no one else is around when the meds wear off. I hope it gets better as he gets older.

what will college be like if he goes away??

I am getting worried!!

As of now, my dc isn't too bad.   Actually a pleasure to take anywhere, but we go alone, not with other dcs.    If a cousin is around or a friend, my son is fine for about an hour, then becomes jealous, petty, silly, touches them, argues, has to be first, has to win, it's a huge competition thing for him.   Making me believe his self esteem is really low.

It's exhausting when other kids are around and he really has no friends at the moment.    Sad for him.

My son was also a pleasure to be alone with and go places, however, add others to the mix and he became over stimulated.

Yes!    overstimulated.   Does this get better with maturity?

and what can i do to help calm him would you know?    

My son is still pretty young (4 1/2) but we started meds because he was having social issues and his self esteem was going in the toilet.  Other kids didn't want to be around him because he was wild, impulsive, and touched EVERYONE and EVERYTHING! He just plain scared a lot of the kids even though he doesn't have a mean bone in his body.  He was so "in your face" to everyone.  The meds have absolutely changed his life! Definitely get an evaluation from someone experience with ADHD.  Good luck!

Before medication my dd by herself would be great but with other children it was a whole new thing.  She would be impulsive, extra silly, and hyper.  So we would just do things mostly by ourselves because she scared all the kids away.  Since taking medication my dd has had two sleep overs and some friends in the neighborhood that she plays with regularly.  The mothers of my dd friends say to me that my dd has really matured recently and is more calm.  Some know she is on meds and others do not.  Things are not always perfect but they are a far cry from what they use to be. 

For me the ADHD got more noticable as my dd got older.  When she was younger there were other children who were hyper and silly too.  What I noticed as that as she got older she never seem to calm down and while other children were maturing socially she was not.  When medicated she is doing so much better and has more confidence because she sees that kids want to play with her now. 

energize37.. that sounds just like my dd! how old is yours if you dont mind my asking?  :)My dd is 7 will be 8 in September.

mine is 8 will be 9 in september! lol! there quite alike  :)

 

im trying to find your other posts, but im having trouble searching.. whats your dd taking?

My dd takes Concerta 36 mg.  She still has some impulse issues socially in big crowds but when on 54mg she justed wanted to stay inside and was very lethargic.  We practiced swallowing with mini m&ms.  It took awhile but when she got it she was so proud.  She tells me she likes the medicine because it makes her not want to hit people and it helps her think before she acts.  It took a few different medicines and dosages before we found the right one.  oh thats awesome! i cant get dd to do the tic tac idea... but hum.... i will try m& ms! she literally panicked when i tried to get her to take it.