ADHD at 19 months? - ADD / ADHD Message Board

Laceychase · 02-28-2005, 10:27 AM

Hi, I have two children 31 months and 19 months. My oldest son has autism and my youngest son has a speech delay we had my youngest son's eval today to be sure he doesnt have autism. Well, they dont seem to think thats the problem, and they want to have him tested for ADHD. How is this done at 19 months old? He is very hyper and cant pay atteneion to anything more than one minute but isn't that typical in a toddler?

flintrock · 02-28-2005, 10:41 AM

I think that's typical. Always was with mine....19 months is awfully young to think of ADHD

index.html · 02-28-2005, 10:51 AM

I seriously doubt that ADHD can be tested for at 19 months. Even if they could, I personally wouldn't want to even think about going there at that age...

Laceychase · 02-28-2005, 11:56 AM

Thats pretty much what I thought. Thanks for the replies.

EHRKD05 · 02-28-2005, 05:06 PM

Laceychase,
I am new to this board - am looking for answers of my own. Re: autism, I want to direct you to a couple of Wall Street Journal articles from Tuesday 2/15/05, page D1, "A Radical Approach to Autism" by Amy Dockser Marcus and the related article, 2/15/05, page D1, "Treating the Body vs. the Mind" by Rachel Zimmerman. It is worth the trip to the library to read/copy the articles! Re: ADHD - yes 1 minute/year for attention span. I found that Sesame Street aggravated the hyperness of my toddlers and pre-schools. It seemed to contribute to shorter attention spans. I also found that preservatives, artificial food coloring (red #40 especially), foods with high sugar, chocolate also seemed to aggravate the situation. I specifically asked our family doctor about ADD/ADHD with the youngest 2. He said that he definitely did not consider them ADD/ADHD - just active. So, I looked to controlling their diet – making it as healthy as I could.