Signs your 5 year old had ADHD?

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My son is 5 year old, hasn’t been diagnosed yet but me and his teacher have been observing him as we’re 50/50. Please can you tell me any signs you were seeing in your child at a young age so I can compare? Thankyou

my sons teacher is saying,

He’s struggling to sit on his chair or carpet time during learning,

he’s disturbing the class and having to be taken out

he’s very hypersensitive at home and school

getting up and hiding behind doors randomly and leaving the classroom without telling anyone

keeps forgetting what he’s meant to be doing so they’ve started showing him visuals to help

is better when working 1-1 rather then in groups

very sensitive and emotional and often goes In “moods for no reason”

he’s struggles to stay focus and will jump from activity to activity and can’t concentrate

at home is still having 7-8 wakings a night

He's 5.

What an insightful message! OP is asking for views but the teacher teaches lots of 5 year olds and has identified this as not standard 5 year old behaviour obviously….?

OP I have ADHD but no expertise in ADHD children really so will let others reply better than me

Mine was diagnosed at 8, but we knew for a long time

• infinite amounts of energy . as in needing 5-6 hours of proper exercise every day to be pleasant company (i also have a very active but non adhd boy - its a different level of activity)
• constant talking
• intellectually way ahead of his age , emotionally a couple of years behind
• loves structure. structure makes him happy (he also lines to rebel a bit, but he needs structure
• easily overwhelmed if too much is going on

A lot of parents say their kids have loafs of energy- i’m talking about 5 hours of intense activity. not just playing, i’m takling about intense dance lessons, runs, trampoline,. and after 5-6 hours he isn’t tired. just normal

All of those things plus loathing of change and constantly losing things.

I have young nephews with ADHD. In common with each other, even though they're not related to each other, both run off / away putting themselves into dangerous situations eg traffic, both have hit and spit at parents, both seem quick to anger but actually have triggers that can stack up on them leading to an outburst. At school, they have issues with transitions from one activity to another if they've not finished, issues following instructions, can't sit well for carpet time, don't join in with groups in a conventional way. To balance the negatively here both are smiley pleasant kids a lot of the time, both have strong special interests that they know loads about, they're smart, engage well one to one, and both are great fun with their cousins.

Ok my son was diagnosed at 15 though there had been signs as soon as he could get up and run off! From your list he showed only three of those behaviours at 5 - not being able to sit still, forgetting instructions especially without visuals and not staying focused.

He was very impulsive (not "naughty", he didn't seem to have control over it) and was always accidentally hurting himself, sometimes quite badly, which didn't really seem to bother him. He had a seemingly obscene amount of energy and was always doing physical stuff like headstands even when watching telly. Very verbal, talked absolutely non stop. He was a great sleeper though, full power all day and then suddenly asleep for 12 hours like his plug had been pulled out. Not sensitive either though he did struggle to form friendships which bothered me more than him. He is AudHD though and I think that was his autistic component.

The thing is ADHD (and autism) can present very differently in different people. I also got diagnosed with ADHD in my 40s (after him) and I've never been hyperactive in my life and I'm definitely not a talkative type. Daydreaming and procrastination is my thing.

Plus he might just be a very energetic and clever 5 year old who could calm down quite a lot over the next couple of years.

Well I just despair. And what's the answer if he does have 'ADHD'? Medication, I assume, until he fits the mold? God help us.

Same signs as your DS - diagnosed and medicated at 8. It was life changing, he now experiences none of these issues (he’s 13).

That is unnecessarily mean.
Not every child with adhd needs medication. Some children need medication, and that is perfectly fine! Some children need glasses, some need a wheelchair, some adhd medication etc
Some adults desperately need help understanding that not everyone is like them.
They all need strategies, and it is a ton easier to get them the support with a diagnosis in place.
my son for example does not need medication, but helps does need support Nothing wrong with either.

Not mean at all. Just very skeptical at adults trying to diagnose any child that doesn't fit the mold as having a condition.