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My son is seeing a psychiatrist and behavioral/developmental specialist for possible ADD/ADHD. He's been having trouble in school and has a lot of anxiety issues. He is scared of everything. My son will be 6 in November. He is in his second year of kindergarten. He was held back last year because of his failure to pay attention and follow directions. My son shows a lot of anger as well. He will argue till his face turns blue and thinks he is always right and can do no wrong. Typical behavior for a 5 year old right? But there is something about him that makes me think there is something more... I have always felt this way. He does "off" things like screech for no reason, spin in circles for no reason and he talks about death a lot. He also does things like try to drink his own urine, which is so nasty and makes me want to vomit. He's actually drank it a couple times. And now I have to stay by the bathroom so he won't do it. He doesn't do this all the time.
He also has a very easy gag reflex which is weird when he can drink his urine. ???? If he see's something on tv he doesn't like he will throw up. He threw up when I was peeling a banana for him. He threw up when I had him pick up the scrambled egg he dropped on the floor. He throws up over everything. He is sensitive to loud noises. He is very attached to me. He doesn't like going into a room alone. He won't walk up the stairs by himself. He says he is scared to be alone.
He's been in daycare since he was 1.5 years old. He started preschool when he was 2.5 years old. First year of kindergarten at 4.5 years and his second year at 5 years. He's been in daycare the whole time. He isn't in daycare now due to financial reasons. But every day he would scream for me saying he was scared and didn't want me to leave him. You can imagine it was tearing me up inside. I thought it was normal at first because he was young and it's normal for some seperation anxiety. But last year and now... he really shouldn't be doing it this bad, right? It takes forever to get him into school. He is always seeing the principle.
His teacher says he has a hard time following directions and doesn't seem to be listening. She says he is having a hard time focusing. She said he even stood up during learning time and started spinning in circles. The teacher from last year said the same thing!
My son has always made friends. He is so outgoing and outspoken that he would play with everyone and just attract everyone. But this year the kids are teasing him and calling him names. They say he is a "loser" and a "big baby." Are 5 year olds really this mean?! I feel so bad for him. I want to protect my baby so much.
He also ***** and chews on everything. He's had a "night-night" that he's has since a baby and it's been chewed on so bad that there are holes. He chews the buttons off his shirts. ***** on the long sleeves so much that they grow huge! And he HATES tags on his shirts. I have to cut them all off. (thank goodness for tagless shirts now!) He doesn't like wearing shoes because he says they hurt. When he was a baby I had to cut off all the feet on his long onesies because he would scream and scream. He doesn't like loud noises. He says school is too loud. He covers his ears a lot. But he can listen to a loud tv or a video game. But things like a bell, mixer or blender he will cover his ears and cry. He doesn't like the vaccuum very much either.
Sometimes I think this is normal 5 year old behavior. But deep down I know something is up.
What do you all think?
He also has a very easy gag reflex which is weird when he can drink his urine. ???? If he see's something on tv he doesn't like he will throw up. He threw up when I was peeling a banana for him. He threw up when I had him pick up the scrambled egg he dropped on the floor. He throws up over everything. He is sensitive to loud noises. He is very attached to me. He doesn't like going into a room alone. He won't walk up the stairs by himself. He says he is scared to be alone.
He's been in daycare since he was 1.5 years old. He started preschool when he was 2.5 years old. First year of kindergarten at 4.5 years and his second year at 5 years. He's been in daycare the whole time. He isn't in daycare now due to financial reasons. But every day he would scream for me saying he was scared and didn't want me to leave him. You can imagine it was tearing me up inside. I thought it was normal at first because he was young and it's normal for some seperation anxiety. But last year and now... he really shouldn't be doing it this bad, right? It takes forever to get him into school. He is always seeing the principle.
His teacher says he has a hard time following directions and doesn't seem to be listening. She says he is having a hard time focusing. She said he even stood up during learning time and started spinning in circles. The teacher from last year said the same thing!
My son has always made friends. He is so outgoing and outspoken that he would play with everyone and just attract everyone. But this year the kids are teasing him and calling him names. They say he is a "loser" and a "big baby." Are 5 year olds really this mean?! I feel so bad for him. I want to protect my baby so much.
He also ***** and chews on everything. He's had a "night-night" that he's has since a baby and it's been chewed on so bad that there are holes. He chews the buttons off his shirts. ***** on the long sleeves so much that they grow huge! And he HATES tags on his shirts. I have to cut them all off. (thank goodness for tagless shirts now!) He doesn't like wearing shoes because he says they hurt. When he was a baby I had to cut off all the feet on his long onesies because he would scream and scream. He doesn't like loud noises. He says school is too loud. He covers his ears a lot. But he can listen to a loud tv or a video game. But things like a bell, mixer or blender he will cover his ears and cry. He doesn't like the vaccuum very much either.
Sometimes I think this is normal 5 year old behavior. But deep down I know something is up.
What do you all think?
I agree that, although 6 year olds can be tempermental and know it all, you seem to be dealing with some very unusual and unpleasant behavior. Autism comes to mind. Anyway, this sure sounds like a whole lot more severe than a simple case of ADHD. Why don't your try posting this on a couple of other forums here as well as this and see what responses you get. What does the specialist say he suspects?
Best of luck. You sound like you're really on the right path to get the answers that you so desperately need.
Best of luck. You sound like you're really on the right path to get the answers that you so desperately need.
It also sounds like he has some sensory integration issues-- the physical things like the tags on clothes, shoes bothering him as well as the visual things.
And yes, unfortunately 5 year olds are that mean. So are 4 year olds. My son had toileting issues in pre-k and was teased A LOT even though the teachers intervened whenever they caught it.
It sounds like you're heading in the right direction with the behavior/development specialist.
And yes, unfortunately 5 year olds are that mean. So are 4 year olds. My son had toileting issues in pre-k and was teased A LOT even though the teachers intervened whenever they caught it.
It sounds like you're heading in the right direction with the behavior/development specialist.
Perhaps it would have been a good idea as the child was put in day care at a very young age and had problems fronm the begining including I suspect ,Seperation anxiety to have checked out the day care ,to see if the children there were looked after, had enough attention , and stimulated, not bored ,that will make children act out. Reading your post it does sound as if because he has spent so much time with other care givers the problem has stemmed from this, however he needs help now ,perhaps a good idea for counseling for the Famil;y
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