Was this you as a baby? | ADHD Information
Well, I got this from the about.com adhd information section, so who knows how much water it holds. I thought it was more a curiousity than anything.I remember looking at a board for moms of adhd kids, and they were describing what thier kids were like as infants- some moms described something like the above list. And others said their babies were perfect little angels, excellent sleepers etc and suddenly turned into wild hooligans about age 3. I'm glad to know I gave my parents a run for their money from the get go!
Mark, I also hit all the milestones very early- talking in complete sentences by 12 months, taught myself how to read before I was 4, early climbing etc. And I definitely have adhd!
I have seen this list before, and I sort of thought some of it was BS. MOST babies don't sleep through the night, and most babies take naps during the day, don't they??
But I WAS an extreme cryer - my parents both said I used to cry incessantly. The only thing that would shut me up was being held and walked. If my parents sat down with me, I cried. If they carried me while they walked, I was fine. I needed to be in motion. The second they put me down, I cried.
My mom said I scared her quite a few times - she said I would cry so hard she thought I would stop breathing - she said a vein used to stand out in my neck, and I would turn blood red. This continued into my toddler years.
I don't know about the rest of the list though...
I don't think I match up too well with that profile either.
I know that I liked being held and my Dad told me from the time I was only a couple months old if he picked me up and started rubbing my back to comfort me - I'd do what I could to start trying to "comfort him" in the same way. I think I bonded with my family members pretty early on.
I don't think I match the profile at all, I hear a was a very good tempered baby who slept well and was right on schedule with the milestones. My son matches less than half of the points listed, didn't sleep well, allergy and rapid (although on time) milestones, but loved to be held and never liked to be put down, rarely napped, loved high-stimulus environments.
i was doing everything early, but my mum said i had a temper and use to bash my head on the floor and walls etc...
then as i got older i found if i couldnt do something i would go nuts as i knew i could do it but i couldnt get my brain to do it if you know what i mean?
ive got 3 kids with adhd
my eldest one use to always cry and i couldnt do sod all, i had to have him in a baby sling, well after awhile i just left him to it., his still the same now, always off lol
"Problems sleeping through the night
Short, sporadic naps during the day
Excessive crying/colic
Ear infections/allergies/asthma
Not interested in being held
Content when put down
Difficulty bonding
Cries when held
Rapid or delayed milestones
Irritable in high stimulus settings
Irritable when routine changed "
From what I understand, I had a problem staying awake. I would wake up at night, but fell back asleep quickly. During the day, I would take naps and quite often my mom would have to wake me just to feed me.
I wasn't a crier, usually very quiet.
I did (do) have asthma.
I liked being held by my mom, but not by others.
Don't know if I was 'content' when put down.
Always had problems bonding with others.
If I cried when held, it was because it was someone other than my mother.
I was always an advanced reader.
High stimulus settings would 'scare' me. My folks thought it was because I was shy, but now I know differently.
I can handle changes if I know its coming. If its just dumped on me like, 'Oh, by the way.....', then I get very irritable.
John
sat7338436.3016319444Rapid or delayed milestones? That's interesting, most of my 'milestones' were hit early, which my shrink said indicated against ADD.
Where do you find this stuff?
Mark -
Well, I'm sure you probably don't remember, but does this set of characteristics fit what others describe you like as a baby?I'm just curious. It fits my mom's description of me to a "t." Found it on a website.
>>These behaviors and symptoms have been noted to be common in children that have later been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
Infancy/Late Infancy
Problems sleeping through the night
Short, sporadic naps during the day
Excessive crying/colic
Ear infections/allergies/asthma
Not interested in being held
Content when put down
Difficulty bonding
Cries when held
Rapid or delayed milestones
Irritable in high stimulus settings
Irritable when routine changedChocoholic! You're a hoot...you come up with some good ones!
I don't the answer to any of those listed (and unfortunately there's no one to ask), except I know I've never had problems with ear infections, allergies or asthma, then or now. I know that I've always been irritable in high stimulus settings.
The only thing I remember being told about when I was a baby, is drinking my bottle too fast and always getting the hiccups! *Hic*
Very interesting, tho.GypsyWomyn38434.8978356481
I can only recall things from age 2 on..age 1 I can only recall sounds & images flashing in my mind but mo solidity to any of them. No one told me what I was like as a baby, but I do recall wanting to do things alone. When I attempted being with other kids they just said I acted weird. In high school and college people became frustrated and annoyed because I seemed like some random trivia machine that comes up with tidbits of information for no particular reason and disrupts their conversations.
Reizende
Here is a goood answer for you Chocoholic my daughter is diagnoses at age 5 for ADHD and as a baby she was cholicy, had numerous ear infections and always a terrible sleeper never slept through the night until she was 3 years old, I hated other moms who said my child slept through the night at age 3 months. My daughter also suffers from eczema, Asthma, and Allergies to dust, pollen, ragweed, dust , mold, and animal dander and is on medication for them, sees an allergist. Actually still bedtime is a nightmare has a hard time getting to sleep. she does love to be snuggled however which I love.
As for milestones potty training she did when she wanted to when her interest was in it age 3 1/2 walked at 14 months. And now when toys do not do what she wants them to do she screams and yells like dad then blames me for it and i ignore. She is a great kid. And last after age of 3 naps were done and her daycare used to report she would cry when activities changed. I did notice that when we would go to the park she screamed all the way home if this all answers your theory, have fun with it. Jill
Autism has some of this also.Hmmm... sounds like we were all COMPLETELY DIFFERENT as babies!!