Symptoms of ADD? - ADD / ADHD Message Board

tabbithy · 11-04-2005, 12:04 PM

What are some of the symptoms, are all always present or can one just have one or two symptoms.
My 6 year old son has been in trouble at school since day one...He draws on the tables, hits other children, leaves the classroom and will go and sit in the lunchroom by himself. If you say or do something he doesn't like he will pick up something and break it. He isn't hyper. and he is a straight A student, so I just can't figure it out. when I ask him why he does these things he tells me that he doesn't know.....The school called and told me that I needed to sign the corporal punishment form so they can paddle him, that or they would suspend him....Any Help Would Be Appreciated....

PinkPiglet · 11-05-2005, 06:13 PM

Have you tried homeschooling him? It sounds like he may have a sensory problem and at school that would be incredibly difficult to work with. The florescent lights may bother him, the sounds of other kids, etc. He may just be so overloaded that he can't handle it.

I definately would NOT sign anything telling ANYONE that they can hit my child. That is not appropriate and frankly I'm surprised his school would even think about that in this day and age.

Jeannie

tabbithy · 11-05-2005, 06:47 PM

Thats the way they do it down here. At the first of school they have you sign a form for or against corporal punishment. I have always said no, until this.
But he isn't much better ar home, he will break things, hits his brothers and sisters, he has 1 brother whos 4 and 2 sisters who are 11 and 7 months. It is almost impossible to get him to mind. And no it's not his parenting...lol...He can be the most loving little boy sometimes, he will come up and tell me he loves me and hug me, or like the other day his sister drew me a picture and he seen it and he said "that was so sweet of her". And other times he will take something one of them is drawing and rip it up.
Bought the baby a new stroller the other day and left the room, came back in and he had taken a marker and wrote his name all over it. I asked him why and he said "I don't know". I told him he couldn't play the game the other day and he picked up his daddy's coffee cup and threw it against the wall. I don't know what is wrong with him, the teacher also said maybe he should speak to a counselor. It's like he has two personalities.....

PinkPiglet · 11-05-2005, 06:53 PM

I would have him evaluated with a developmental pediatrician or an counsellor. This is obviously not normal behaviour but does not sound like ADHD. There may be something else going on there.

Jeannie

Quirk · 11-05-2005, 08:38 PM

i am not incredibly qualified to answer this as i have little experience with children, but i know from personal experience that it sounds like it could could be an anger management issue. i was diagnosed with ADHD when i was a child, but even before this, i used to be extremely aggressive, so my mother had me see someone about my "anger management" issues. i was not a "bad kid," and also recieved high grades in school (and i've turned out just fine, by the way! on the shy side if anything, haha) but i used to hit my sisters, be very impulsive, and throw things. it could even be mild bi-polarity (him "having two personalities") but it sounds, to me, more of an anger managment issue. i'm just throwing it out there

hope everything works out!!