Hi,
my 11 year old son started secondary school in Sept and seems to be struggling to focus on class, he’s a keen learner and always been very well behaved, nice kid.
the last few months I’ve been struggling with him, his behaviour is almost like he has Tourette’s he constantly seems to insult me and his sister, I mean like in an instant.
he also says he can’t focus in class.
also I notice he gets very overwhelmed in busy places.
i understand hormones, new school environment etc makes kids change overnight sometimes and my sweet kid will become a stroppy teen / pre teen but something just doesn’t seem right to me.
the reason my curiosity is peeling re ADHD / ADD is a couple of people have gently suggested to me I might want to look into it for myself, as in I show traits and it’s got me thinking about my son.
has anyone got experience of this? I’m very cautious of opening the diagnostic door if there is no reason nor benefit to him going down that path but also don’t want him to struggle and not have people understand what might be going on for him if I don’t look into it.
long post where I’ve struggled to describe his behaviour but hoping someone might help