My husband has ADHD, and i know that my baby(i'm 37 weeks preg.), my inherit it from him. Do any of you have children that have adhd, and can you remember if when they were newborns, or toddlers if they acted any different from a baby that doesn't have adhd? I want to know of any early signs that my baby may have adhd as well.
2006-06-27 12:10:53 · 8 answers · asked by sweet_lolly36 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
nobody can tell if a baby has or will have adhd until they are an age where they interact with their surroundings... more like kindergarten or grade school. you shouldnt be worried about it now, cause there is nothing you can do about it anyway.
its not that bad having adhd... people learn to deal with it as they grow.
2006-06-27 12:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by LiLiTh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont' think that a doctor will diagnosis it unti they are at least two. Before then, it is hard to tell if it is anything or not because kids are so active in their toddler years. The doctor will have lots of information for you and you can fill out a survey about at home behaviors, etc that you notice. This will tell if the child falls in the normal range for attention and/or hyperactivity for their age. Good luck!
2006-06-27 12:15:09 · answer #2 · answered by pammy_6201 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My nephew has it, but cannot remember that he was different as a baby, just spoiled too much. He was pretty normal and the ADHD started showing about 3-4 yrs old.
2006-06-27 12:14:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was diagnosed with ADHD at age nine. I knew since he was two, he was more active and challenging than my first born
son. He had temper tantrum's that continued after the "terrible two's", the energy level seemed to go on and on, and had problems falling asleep, sometimes I was up with until 2am, then he was up by 7am. I hope this helps!
2006-06-27 12:57:16 · answer #4 · answered by Rose R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My youngest nephew has it. He is 9 now.
I was not evident to my sister until he was 3. Early signs? It's hard to say. All I remember is him not being able to sit through a movie he asked to see. His older brother by 3 could sit down and watch a cartoon movie without getting up or becoming distracted. My younger nephew couldn't even sit through the opening credits before becoming distracted. But this isn't necessarily a sign.
Just get your kid tested when its two or three.
2006-06-27 12:53:54 · answer #5 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first son had it, but it wasn't apparent until he was around 3. There are early warning signs and the following links may be of help to you. Best wishes.
http://www.samgoldstein.com/template.php?page=postings&type=articles&id=11
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/ActEarly/adhd.html
http://dentalresource.org/topics14.htm
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/toddler/toddlerbehavior/12479.html
http://www.earlymotherhood.com/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-signs-and-symptoms.html
2006-06-27 12:23:40 · answer #6 · answered by SuzieQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kids can;t be totally diagonsed until 3-4 at the earliest....even then it is stretching it....alot of things will be inherited
2006-06-27 12:48:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you usually wont be able to tell until the kid is 2 or older.
2006-06-27 12:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by Your_Star 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋