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What about the behavior?Hello everybody,I am new here and i have few questions about my little boy: He will turn 4 in April, he was diagnosed last november in 2007 and since he made a lot of progress in every area especially in speech. He is less frustrated so he deals better with his emotions and can express his needs and has conversations with us even if sometimes he still uses some jargon because the words don't come out fast enough for him. Anyway, he has a lot of therapy, OT, speech 5 hours per week, special instructions 3 hours per week and he goes to school, special ed preschool in a class o 9 high functionning kids. He is very verbal, speaks spanish better than english and is very bright. He is starting to do additions, he is interested in many things, knows the alphabet and start to recognize some words....Yesterday i went to his class because they had a special shcritmas day and i saw him with his peers and his teachers. I am very siapointed and concerned as well. At home he had made a huge amount of progress with his little brother, the behavior in general had progressed because he shares more, he is less agressive and seems to deal with his emotions better but he is still very impulsive, hyper most of the time, he was hitting some of his peers yesterday, grabbed any toys, didn't want to sit during circle time. Lat time i went was 3 months ago and it was the same songs, the same books so i don't know if he was bored and i don't know now if it is the "lest restrictive placement and the appropriate one for him! If children are bored they don't cooperate and because i was there he probably wanted some attention. To make him listen, i have to tell him if he doesn't do i will not...or now it is Santa that will not...So it is working. Time out work also but he just seem to be sometime losing control of himself because he is too hyper....I don't think he is ADHD because he sits when he is very interested, when he reads, do his crafts, when he eats but not all the time and it is much better now that it used to be. He is very active for sure and the neurologist said that it was normal for his age. He has sensory issues as well and he is sensory seekink, he has a ton of OT and we do "rough" play all the time but it is not enough for him. He has also his days when sometimes he is very calm, very cooperative and some other days just more difficult. I wanted to know if other mom or dad had experience these kind of behavior when their children were this age and how did they evolve? Is it the age, with the maturity they are supposed to cope better with their sensory needs by themselves and deal better with their environment? I don't want to have to deal with medications, he is too young and so far we can manage it i just hope it will not be worst! I heard it is the age also.... I am looking for another placement for him for next year, he is smart and needs to be challenged more and it seems that those specific issues are not taken care of! Thank you for having read my concern samsam, this behavior can indeed be ADHD. Even if you do not want to medicate him, I woudl advise leanring more about ADHD. Behavior modification can help impulse control and attention span, too. We just went through diagnosis and introduction of medication with my son who is almost 6. I was anti-meds but now wish I could have started him sooner on them. It is not just easier on the parents, he is a happier more confident kid because he knows he cna handle himself. But if you do not want to medicate, I woudl stil ldiscuss these symptoms with a clinical psych. and discuss other therapeutic measures. He will be goign to kindergarten in two years -- this is time you can spend preparing him for it. what could be the other therapeutic measures? I have a friend who is psychiatrist whose son is severely autistic and has ADHD he is against any medications because he tolds me that we don't know how bad are the meds for the brain and if we knew we would never ever think about them as an option so i am so scared.......If there is any other option i will check to that before. I though from what i have read that ADHD could be diagnosed only after 5 and the symptoms he is showing are not that bad and can be controlled most of the time, the atention span can be over an hour if it is something he likes, when i see my friends 's son, he cannot sit at all, doesn't have interest in any thing, he is in constant movement or almost and was always like that since he was 4. My son's activity level had reduced tremendously since he was 2.5 so i am just hoping it will keep decreasing. I mean i really hope because i am really concerned. Thank you very much for reading me it was a long email....Hi, What do the teachers say his behavior is like on most days at school? If they say he is not usually this bad, I don't think you should be too worried. I went to my son's Christmas party yesterday and he was like that, too. But that is to be expected with mom there and a party. In fact, he's been more hyper than usual all this week. I think it's because of the Christmas excitement. I know last year he was much worse this time of year, too. My son who formerly had very severe aggression and hyperactivity problems at school, has been so much better the past 6 months. We use a method called Nurtured Heart. It has been nearly miraculous for us. It is used quite commonly for ADHD kids. I would recommend you try it rather than medication. There is a website where you can read about it at www.difficultchild.com and a book called "Transforming the Difficult Child" by Howard Glasser. If you'd like me to tell you more about it, please PM me.
Welcome to the board! My son is about your son's age (he will be 4 in jan.) and we are just now considering medications because he has become agressive at times and started hitting people. My son has LIMITLESS amounts of energy but I am still hesitant to call it ADHD- I think he is acting like a spirited 3 year old. Are the therapies that you are doing include ABA therapy? My son has made a lot of progress with this type of therapy. I would check with the teacher to see if he acts differently when you are there vs when you are not (I bet he does) and see what behavior problems she may be having with him at school. Best of luck to you and come here often- this board is wonderful I just wanted to add that my daughter is 6yrs, she is adhd and pddnos. She was having tons of problems in mainstream school. The problem was she was bored. they were doing things she has known for 3 years. She was spelling and writing everyone name in the house by 3yrs. They were learning to write numbers 1-5 with a model and she was writing 1-100 with out a model and counting by 10s she is doing simple addition and subtraction. Also she is reading paragraphs no other Kindergardner is. I would look into a gifted special needs classroom. They have them around here. I hope that everything keeps getting better for him. At age 4, ADHD like symptoms can be "normal." Many 4yo boys are hyper. That is why medicating probably ought to wait until school age -- even 7. Body size and brain development are also factors, but it's fairly normal for kids to be hyper at this age. That said, behavioral issues can often be controlled by very, very consistent behavior intervention plans. Search that term or BIP here or on the internet. A Functional Behavioral Assessment is the first step toward getting an effective behavior plan. Although hyperactivity is common in 4yo's, aggression is not. Rough play ought to be discouraged. NT kids can roughouse with their father or brothers or friends, but kids with atypical development probably ought to avoid it lest those "habits" be difficult to break. There are definitely medications that address aggression but, again, consistent behavior plans need to be tried first. In fact, even when meds are given, consistent behavior plans ought to be in place and ought to change as the child develops. FYI, I'm both the mother of an 17yo boy with PDD-NOS as well as a professional special education advocate, so I've personally been around the block on this. i can't help you with the school part but as for your sons hyperactiveness--my son is totally nonstop too. ALL DAY. Till he goes to sleep. I have an indoor trampoline (the small ones) and an outdoor trampoline. this way, rain or shine, CaLeb has something to bounce on. It REALLY helps him gain focus and get out his wiggles on cold, rainy, nasty days. It is the best investment I have ever made. He plays video games bouncing the entire time. He watches movies whie he bounces. He plays with toys while he bounces. it is my living room staple. lol. i think being so active all day and having an outlet at home helps my son at school.i have also heard that getting young ones into a young karate or gym class helps too. one of the things on my list for Caleb. if i had a 10th of his energy, LOL. |
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