my son has been diagnosed with ADHD?

Question

he only 2

he will be 3 in 2 weeks he cant speak a sentence

i would like to thank every1 involved

Answer 1

sorry to know about your son...you will get assistance from http://www.adhd.com/index.jsp
We will keep your son in our daily prayer list....can you contact me and give his name?
The good news is that ADHD is very treatable. Current ADHD treatment practices focus on management of symptoms through a combination of treatment methods:

* Medications
* Behavior modification
* Combination therapy

ADHD treatment is best approached as a partnership between the child, family, school personnel, and healthcare professionals. Making sure everyone involved understands his or her contribution to a child's successful treatment plan is fundamental to symptom management. Since every child's treatment should be customized to his or her needs, be sure to help your healthcare professional understand your child's particular challenges.

May God bless your family.

Answer 2

A two year old with ADHD? That seems very young. Did the person diagnosing ever hear of the Terrible Twos? It is ro be hoped that drugs were not prescribed. Two year olds are a handful and even the most placid of babies can turn into the spawn of satan at that age, I would wait and let the child mature a little. A good routine is essential a firm hand- dont back down and plenty of encouragement for good behaviour. Honestly it seems difficult now but it does get easier as they get older. Damn the professioanls who want to stick a label on anything that moves!!

Answer 3

my son has ADHD he is 7 you can start to tell if a child of that age has ADHD but they will not say for serted till they are at least 6 years it may just be something you are giving your son to eat or drink make a list of what he eats and drinks in a day and then a note of his behaviour over a month and see if you have a pattern any where. colourings, flavourings and E numbers are the most common problem.

Answer 4

I'm not sure if I would go with the ADHD diagnosis... get a second opinion. It sounds to me more like he may be autistic. There are many different ranges of autism. You may want to check out the website www.autismspeaks.org to learn a little more about it. If this sounds like your son you may want to have him tested for it instead of ADHD...

"Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that typically lasts throughout a person's lifetime. It is part of a group of disorders known as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Today, 1 in 166 individuals is diagnosed with autism, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups and is four times more likely to strike boys than girls. Autism impairs a person's ability to communicate and relate to others. It is also associated with rigid routines and repetitive behaviors, such as obsessively arranging objects or following very specific routines. Symptoms can range from very mild to quite severe"

Answer 5

Hi there,

I don't understand how an accurate diagnosis can be made at such a young age. It used to be the case that it wasn't queried until after 5 years but more and more I see children being assessed at nursery level and younger.

Try not to panic, although I don't believe it is possible to determine at this age much of the advice you get for dealing with ADHD will apply and help anyway!

Watch out for and eliminate additives from his diet which won't help him to concentrate or behave. You can get a book which lists all additives and their effects. My daughter was never ADHD but I did find I had to cut out lots of foods from her diet or she would get 'high'!! Not all were synthetic either, even fresh strawberries changed her mood.

Too many children are eating too many sweets, fizzy drinks and packaged, pre prepared food. I'm not Nigella Lawson and never cooked much with my daughter but we ate lots of fresh, natural foods, dairy and grains. If Granny ever gave her a bourbon we were in trouble.

As for behaviour I know it's tiring but all you can do there is be very consistent with routine and sanctions, rewards. Don't fall into the trap I did as a young mum of explaining every decision you make and telling them 'why' . Sometimes just because you need them to do something should be enough. Fresh air, exercise and not too much vegging out in front of tv helps too.

Dr Christopher Green ( I think! ) has an excellent book on coping with a child with ADHD. Like I say, I don't think it is appropriate to say just now, but the advice is sound.

Answer 6

You've been given some good advice on here.

Essentially, ADHD does not exist. There is no medical proof in support of it whatsoever. You MUST seek a second opinion. Seek a third opinion if you have to. It could be dietary, but get advice from elsewhere.

For God's sake, don't get sucked into the ADHD/ritalin situation.

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Answer 7

every child is so differnt.my friends little boy is 3 and just points at things when he wants things,he dosnt even mutter! hes had hearing test and allsorts but he fine,its jus all kids are different.my daughter is 3 and talks just as much as i do but i never shut up! iv always talked to her or sang even if im washing dishes im telling her what im doing so just constantly talk to your son.I dont believe its possible for a child to be diagnosed with ADHA at your sons age,so mybe get advise of someone else or a second opinion? encourage your son to interact with other children might help to bring on his speech aswel.good luck

Answer 8

Why did you get him tested?
If you are concerned about his development I would understand.
Although ADHD isn't going to develop later in life it is easier to diagnose when the trapping and behavior of toddler-hood and preschool have dispersed.
Make sure that he didn't get a formal diagnosis if he did the only good it could do is to get him some services from a 3-5 program otherwise it will give you and him alto of grief.

Answer 9

Don't give him medication yet, try altering diet, cut out e's additives etc. Introduce omega 3 capsules daily, they come in various flavours.
Is your son hyperactive? Give him coca-cola, this should calm him down if he is truly AHAD. As it has the opposite effect on the brain, like ritalin medication would send someone who doesn't have it hyper!!
Get asecond opinion and a referral by your health visitor for speech and language, does he sing join in songs?
He may just be bored how about play group or play sessions will he mix with other children?

Answer 10

my son was diagnosed with adhd at 15 months old and they wanted to put my son on ritalin NO WAY was i going to do that my wife is a nurse and she did a number of things to figure out what could be the cause of this come to find out it was a food allergie to red #40 its in about everything processed watched his diet without it for 2 weeks and then put it back in his diet it is amazing to see the difference.....he is five now and even now when he gats something with red #40 its like having 2 different children she has told many parents this and has had awsome results.... so just something to think about