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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
lack of attention is actually causing delays
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
lack of attention is actually causing delays
by joanna hanna, May 14, 2000 12:00AM
we have a 28 mo girl whos been thourally evaluated for learning delays. they did recomend ot and pt to improve her fine and gross motor skills which wher at a 20 and 27 % delay. one of the main reasion she is showing a delay is she had to constantally be redirrected in her task or was unwilling to even try them. she does have a launguage dfisorder that is simulare to a central processing disorder only mor sover she cant understand spoken launguage. Can this have anything to do with her inabiity to tend to task or are we seing the fordst sigh af adha possibly ?
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., May 16, 2000 12:00AM
, May 16, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Jo Marie,
Your daughter is too young for you to be worrying about ADHD. The symptoms you are describing are entirely consistent with the developmental difficulties that have been identified, and it sounds like you're on the right track in pursuit of remediation and help.
The major symptom clusters (inattention, psychomotor overactivity, impulsivity) of ADHD are part-and-parcel of the lives of pre-school children. That is why it is important not to worry too much about this condition at her young age.
Your daughter is too young for you to be worrying about ADHD. The symptoms you are describing are entirely consistent with the developmental difficulties that have been identified, and it sounds like you're on the right track in pursuit of remediation and help.
The major symptom clusters (inattention, psychomotor overactivity, impulsivity) of ADHD are part-and-parcel of the lives of pre-school children. That is why it is important not to worry too much about this condition at her young age.
