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Toddler with ADHD?

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My son, almost two is super active. Constantly moving, exploring & getting into mischief (doing things he knows that he is not supposed to be doing when he is board). He needs constant entertainment & loses interest in things so quickly. Compared to his peers is is always the one that needs to be watched, so as to not hurt himself or get lost. He always tries to run away and can't hold our hands on walks. I am very patient, but people (including my husband) ask me how I keep up with him and how tired they can get with him. He does have a lovely nature and if I ask for a cuddle or kiss he comes up and give me one, then quickly wriggles away, talking about something that he wants to do. He lacks fear about anything and is constantly falling over and hitting his head. He has always been a happy baby and gets easily excited about things. My husband made a lighthearted comment about him having ADHD. I had never considered this and only thought that he was a super active toddler, but maybe he does have ADHD. Now I am concerned about how this may impact his his development and I just don't know what to do or if I need to be concerned at all?
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My son has always been on the go with no fear and no real thought of what could happen. He is 8 now and is still very much the same.

ADHD does have its set backs, but it is not the end of the world. If he is later diagnosed with adhd, things will be just fine. Finding out earlier rather than later will be a blessing.
Best of luck.
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Madalyn is 11 now. We have had our trials with ADHD. She was very much the same, at that age. She was Very quick, friendly and always into something. Like to be held, but never that long. i found and still find myself constantly reaching out to her, not the other way around. The poison control number always hung on my fridge door. She would walk out into traffic if a hand not held. She was a danger to herself and others.

Unfortunately, I could not have her diagnosed until she was six and part of me denied it up until then, even with all of the issues we had in preschool and kindergarten. The sooner you understand it the better and the more support you have from family helps. It sounds like you have a supportive spouse who would be understanding and that is great!
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My 4 year old is exactly the same way! I suspect that he does have ADHD. I have spoken to my pediatrician about it, and according to him, at this point, there's nothing to worry about. Unless he is having violent outbursts with other children (biting and such) there's no need for any kind of medical intervention until the time that it becomes a problem with his school work. He's your little boy, and no matter what, he always will be. ADD/ADHD is very manageable sometimes with medicaiton and sometimes without. Hang in there, and just keep on being the great mom it sounds like you are!
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Lol, he sounds like my Jacob! My son has been diagnosed with it recently, but at 2 he was the same way, still is today. He drives me buggy and knows how to push my buttons. My son also has Developmental Apraxia of Speech (speech delay), but other than that he is as smart as a whip. He's very mechanical, he can build and take things apart, he's figured out all the childproof gadgets we have in the house, even the plastic door handles. He's like a velociraptor, he learns by watching.

But your son is two, he's still learning. I'd say by time he's ready for pre-school and you havn't seen any improvement, or his speech is delayed or he doesn't take interest in learning activities, then I would ask his pediatrician.
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Thanks for all of your replies. I will take him to our doctor if things continue, especially before starting school. How have you handled school issues that have arisen from this? I would hate to think that his spirits and enthusiasm is dampened by people not understanding.
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Well, his pre-school teacher just couldn't handle him, he was eventually expelled from pre-school. Thats when i got help. I understand he's a handful, she's got other kids to worry about. They weren't learning anything because of his disruptions, and niether was he. The other kids didn't even want to go near him, he scared them or something.
I just don't want my kid to be the weird creepy kid in class that everyone avoids, when he gets to school. He's very sweet when he wants to be and can be a great leader, he's a Leo of course!
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Fisrt of all, don't go to your family doctor...go to a behavioral doctor. They not only listen to your concerns, but have other people in you kids life express their concerns. Usually, nothing really happens until they are either in grade school or pre-school. You need to express your concern about him getting into dangerous situations asap. I had one that would stack lawn chairs on top of each other trying to reach the roof! He fell, but thank God he was not hurt. The sooner you get it checked out, the better off you and him will be.
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my 2.5 year old son is the exact same way. I just got asked by his daycare if he can go through tests for his speech. The no fear, can't get a hold of his hand running away and laughing pushing your buttons 24-7 is totally exausting, I am a single mom with great support that doesn't know what to do I haven't been to doctor yet I still think he is too young, I need some good advice too
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OMG JJ's Mom I read your post and thought I had posted it and forgotten. It is my son to a T! I can't wait to read the responses. E has been diagnosed as Sensory Seeking and starts OT soon but I totally believe it's ADHD.
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when I was young the way mom dealt with my ADHD was by taking food colors out of my diet . I know it is hard most of the thing they put out now has food coloring in it but even if you limit it it helps and caffeine put people with ADHD to sleep so give them a cup of hot coco to help them calm down a bit ... It is wroth a try .
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