Extreme separation anxiety
This doesn't sound like ADHD, although some ADHD may have this co-existing diagnosis. I would post the question on another board. The board I recommend for any/all behavior differences that are not necessarily ADHD is:
Some very smart moms there who have been through it all and will greet you with kindness (not that the moms here aren't kind---they are). good luck.
Ok- I am feeling a little worried- in another thread people are talking about their ADHd kids when they were babies/toddlers. And a couple people mentioned extreme separation anxiety. Is this a predictor? I have 3 kids 9, 8, and 2. I have ADD, my 9 year old has ADD, my 8 year old is ADHD. My 2 year old seems pretty normal. I have been thinking that he may have dodged the ADD bullet. But he had EXTREME separation anxiety starting around 7-8 months. He never settled into daycare. I actually quit my job because of it. He had a nice little daycare center and they were very professional but 2 of the teachers said they never saw any kid so opposed to being away from Mommy. (And one of the teachers was teaching for 20+ years!) They said many days he would wait by the door all day- just waiting for me to come back. He could not be distracted away from the door with toys or sweets or singing songs... Now at 2.5 years he doesn't mind being left with his Granny or his aunt. People he knows, he is fine with. Especially if his big sister and brother are along.
He is not overly energetic, not a big climber, not a tantrum thrower. Developmentally he is normal. Like my ADD kids he barely requires any sleep at all. (He has not napped since about 18 months and he sleeps about 7 hours each night-) but other than the sleep thing and the sep. anxiety he seems normal. Now I am starting to worry about him. UGH- not him too:(
My son did not have seperation anxiety as a toddler and he was extreme ADHD so for him, it wasnt an indicator of ADHD but the link below might give you more insight into why some chidlren suffer from seperaion anxiety.
Separation Anxiety in Young Children
Not all As kids either have developmental delays either they have regrested is usually the red flag here. At the school here that is the case with one As kid.I think that sepration anxiety is normal. I think that extreme seperation anxiety may just be that. A normal child suffering from seperation anxiety.
My son did suffer from seperation anxiety .. but there were other things. It was just one of many things. I do know that it is one of the questions that they ask you when your children are going through diagnosis. My Matty was an intense child in terms of requiring and needing my constant thought and attention. The thing that upset him the very most was lack of interaction with me. I tell people that he was addicted to me. He was not a wild child. He would sit for hours and play with one toy. He never got into anything. He was an wasy ween from the bottle. He easily accepted solids. He easily learned potty training (a little late .. but not bad .. he was just three). He was a happy happy toddler. It was just that when a stage was hard for him it took longer for him to get through it. Weaning him from afternoon naps.. ugh! Getting through the temper tanturm stage ... ouch! He didn't lose teh ability to sit still until he was 4. He was always different than other kids his age. Didn't learn the ABC's. Had to think about a question before he would answer and then would forget the question. Lots of little signs.
Enter Your Email below to claim your Free Book