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Does DS have a problem or just plain difficult

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wangle99 · 20/11/2013 13:55

DS is 10 years old. Very bright but also very distracted. I'm not sure how to put this down in a message so it actually makes sense :( His school teachers for last few years have always said he finds it difficult to concentrate, he gets distracted very easily and has to be 'reeled in' quite often. His cub scout leaders are saying the same, DH was called to one side last night to be told DS had been distracted and disruptive. When you talk to DS he says 'i can't help it my friend's distract me'. One cub leader when I was talking to her last week asked if he had any issues they should know about.

On the other side he can be very loving, he's very bright, very musical etc etc

I know nothing about ADHD or anything along these lines and this has been 'hinted' out previously by teachers and now cub leader.

Any advice if you have experience in this would be gratefully received as at the moment I really do not know what to do :(

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Mynewmoniker · 20/11/2013 16:44

Ask the school or your GP to get an educational psychologist to do an assessment for ADHD and see what that throws up.
With all you have said other people have noticed I think you have a good case for an investigation and can't understand why the school hasn't taken steps already.

lljkk · 20/11/2013 19:02

There are 3 types of ADHD (supposedly). One is mostly inattentive, not necessarily hyper or impulsive. You might have to pay privately to have him assessed by an ed-psych, though, and the school may take no notice of the results if they don't find him an actual problem.

DoctorDonna · 20/11/2013 22:21

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lljkk · 21/11/2013 22:30

I have never heard of our school having a nurse. We have a trained first aider, does that count? When is this mythical nurse person supposed to ever make an appearance?

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