Sisters Son | ADHD Information

I am a psychology graduate and i know what ADHD. I noticed that my sister's only son is showing some description of an ADHD. I tried to tell my sister about it but she became furious. I really would like it to be checked by a specialist. What will I do? How will I talked to my sister about it. She's a Physical Therapist so I know its hard since she knew all this stuff too but it seems that she is blinded by the truth. Pls help me.

how old is her son? Is he in school? I just wonder if there is anything going on at school who might advise her to have an evaluation.

What are the signs that he is showing? That way we can better help and answer you back.

Thank you!

Funny thing...my mother is a sped teacher, and she has PT conferences this week. She came home yesterday and mentioned how 7 staff members showed up at a conference to discuss ADHD with a mother. The mother would NOT hear it.

Sometimes, as parents, we just don't want to admit that our children might not be typical. I have a 4 yr-old with Down syndrome. When the NICU docs told me, I went to my mother crying. She said, "Is that all? I thought you were going to say he had died, or that he wasn't going to make it." That put it into perspective.

And yet, when my 6 yr-old's teacher said she suspected ADHD, I didn't want to listen to her. The school gave me a check-list of behaviors common with ADHD. After looking over the completed check-list, I had to own up to the fact that he not only had ADHD, but he was on the extreme end of things.

Maybe a check-list would help? Or like mamamia said, just wait a little to let the idea sink in, then bring it up again.I applaud you for having the courage to say something. My cousins son has
Aspergers and my brother and I suspected it when he was 1 yr old. She did
not get him diagnosed until age 2 when he was not speaking at all. I always
wish I had said something but feared the reaction. Maybe you could give it
some time and then approach the subject again later.Do you have a degree in Psychology from a four year university? Are you sure about your analysis of the situation? I have to ask because normally a college graduate would not have such blatant grammatical errors in written communication. You might want to be absolutely sure about what you are talking about before speaking up.Jessica N - I did not speak up to my cousin because while I have a little
experience with kids with autism from a daycare I once worked in, I was
certainly no expert. However, my gut feeling was correct. Even though I
knew something was not right with my daughter I did not get her evaluated
until recently. Perhaps if someone else had said they also saw something
seemed off, it would have pushed me to do it sooner.