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Post by Strawberry on Feb 8, 2020 23:26:56 GMT
My lovely sweet girl is 5 now and she has been a whirlwind since the day she was born. She was sent home from nursery twice last year for biting and the teacher expressed issues with her expressing her emotions in that she is quite explosive at times. Throughout her life I have had comments on a daily basis that she is full of beans, that I have my hands full, asking if she ever slows down. She attends dance, drama, art class and afterschools and each and every one have reported her to be a whirlwind. She can be fairly explosive at home too. From listening to family members it seems that my husband was similar as a child. I obviously would rather her have no issues but keep wondering is it something more? I am not even sure where to start to explore this? Would I talk to her teacher? I get the impression they are a bit exhausted by her which makes me feel quite sad. She is extremely personable though and will talk to anyone in fact she is probably too forward. I think I have been putting off pursuing this as struggling to accept it.
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Post by speedy1 on Feb 9, 2020 11:02:53 GMT
Your kid sounds great enjoy her while it lasts
I can only speak 4 myself and my experience so it is only an opinion
But the behavior u described does not sound anything like me as a 5 year old
I did run everywhere and climb everything (still do)
But I was a bit of a loner at first school I didn't seem 2 grasp social protocol
It's kinda like kids at that age have a sense that they know when something is not quite right with someone
I got sent 4 lots of hearing tests coz my parents didn't think I was hearing instructions from teachers properly
Also because I kept gettin ear infections
Turns out my hearing was perfect I was just not listening
I was definitely not outgoing and confident but I did get told off alot (I even got expelled from brownies!)
I was often in my own world
Hope this is helpful in some way
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mamadedos
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Post by mamadedos on Feb 26, 2020 22:59:22 GMT
@strawberry, maybe you could look into putting your daughter into a socialisation group to start with, as it doesn't seem a given that she has ADHD. These groups are designed to help children learn socialisation skills of all kinds, including learning social cues, empathy work, how to make friends, conflict resolution, etc. etc. As speedy1 alludes, perhaps be wary of trying to diagnose too quickly. There are clearly some issues to look at, but you probably do not want to dampen the part of her personality that is vibrant and personable. I would definitely try to get a sense from school (teachers, head, counsellor, if there is one) what they are experiencing and what they believe to be the issues. Then you could see the gp and describe the behaviours to see if they will get her in with a therapist or recommend something else.
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Post by Owl on Apr 23, 2020 23:05:30 GMT
Apparently, according to my Mum, I was almost kicked out of playgroup for being too much aswell.
This brings back some fond memories of me chatting to people on the London tube train as a child, much like yours i'd go up and chat to anyone.
Let her enjoy this time. I hope she knows just because there are more atypical brains out there, this does not make her way of thinking any less valid.
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