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the way your son is acting sounds normal, are you sure he is adhd

• sundvor 8y ago
  His pediatrician, psychologist and psychiatrist made that assessment. I didn't describe his full set of behaviours, impulsiveness; it'd be a very long post. I try to focus on the good things, but was hoping to see if others here might have some strategies to try. I've taken steps like change jobs to be able to get rid of car to ride to work to improve fitness to get more energy to hopefully be a better dad.
  • jamra 8y ago
    There is a fad in diagnosing ADHD to boys especially. Some boys just need to move their bodies more than others. OPs experience with his children is wonderful but I’ve never seen research indicating early language development having anything to do with intelligence or success in adulthood.
    • dgut 8y ago
      Do you know what leads some boys to move their bodies more than others?
    • sundvor 8y ago
      I read you, yet that's kind of funny: Son struggled to get through a karate class in the afternoon without a small refresher dose of Ritalin - which has helped him academically at school. He finally got sent out after three strikes for disrupting the class without; his attention and ability to be one of the crowd instantly improved with the addition of the drug. From this in particular I'm inclined to believe in the professional opinions of the specialists we engaged. He's doing 3x weekly Kyoshkin sessions as well as occasional mountain bike riding, but we could probably try to do even more to get energy use up on a daily basis; very strong, an abundance of energy. Which is normal for most children at least.