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6 YEAR OLD ADHD?
by LRM1021, Nov 19, 2007 04:01PM
My 6 year old son has had behavior issues for most of his life. He is strong willed, and used to show aggressive tendencies. He ceased being aggressive when he was about 5, and appears to have normal social relations with his peers. His reading, math and other academic skills are on or above grade level.
However, he talks incessantly -- and has become a disruption to the class. He sometimes forgets things-- like his assignment book, or his homework folder. Bcause he talks so much and is sometimes fidgety in class he does not hear the instructions and makes mistakes or does not complete his work.He does not like to sit in his chair at school-- he often stands or sits improperly. He does not run around the class room but I think he tries to make excuses to get up out of his chair- to get a drink of water or to go to the bathroom.
At home, he does talk a lot. In general, he is obedient, but can be defiant some times. We use time outs and positive reinforcement for good behavior at home. He will sit and do his homework -- but he needs a lot of attention to do it.
A behavior chart was instituted for him early on in the school year, and he had made significant progress/ improvement. He would receive positive reports most of the time, and received rewards for these reports.
However, in the past three weeks his behavior has deteriorated -- both at home and at school. About 4 weeks prior to this onset of behavior downslide, he experienced the unexpected death of one of his babysitters -- so we had thought that maybe his behavior deterioration was related to this. He also had an ear infection -- and we thought maybe this was a contributing factor to the behavior. But after treatment for the infection, his behavior continues to deteriorate.
Should he be considered for ADHD evaluation?
However, he talks incessantly -- and has become a disruption to the class. He sometimes forgets things-- like his assignment book, or his homework folder. Bcause he talks so much and is sometimes fidgety in class he does not hear the instructions and makes mistakes or does not complete his work.He does not like to sit in his chair at school-- he often stands or sits improperly. He does not run around the class room but I think he tries to make excuses to get up out of his chair- to get a drink of water or to go to the bathroom.
At home, he does talk a lot. In general, he is obedient, but can be defiant some times. We use time outs and positive reinforcement for good behavior at home. He will sit and do his homework -- but he needs a lot of attention to do it.
A behavior chart was instituted for him early on in the school year, and he had made significant progress/ improvement. He would receive positive reports most of the time, and received rewards for these reports.
However, in the past three weeks his behavior has deteriorated -- both at home and at school. About 4 weeks prior to this onset of behavior downslide, he experienced the unexpected death of one of his babysitters -- so we had thought that maybe his behavior deterioration was related to this. He also had an ear infection -- and we thought maybe this was a contributing factor to the behavior. But after treatment for the infection, his behavior continues to deteriorate.
Should he be considered for ADHD evaluation?
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My husband was a no drugs person too-- but at this point I am convinced that my son is not misbehaving willfully, he is misbehaving because he can't control himself. I want to get him on an effective treatment plan as quickly as possible.
What did the psychiatrist say about your son?
How quickly did you see effects from the medication, may I ask?