Can adhd develop at 10 years old?

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no symptoms beforehand at all but for the past year since around September I’ve noticed that combined symptoms have been displaying. Is this possible it can develop at this age ?

In our recent diagnosis of an elder child, they looked back to age about 10/11, so possible? It may be signs were there and weren't picked up or it could be something else starting now.

Maybe not develop, but be diagnosed

My step-brother was not diagnosed until the age of 29 even though we had been querying for much longer

It's not easy to deal with - if he has been diagnosed push for plenty of help

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Might be helpful

Noticable signs of concentration and forgetfulness at home as she took ages to do homework due to wanting a break every 5 minutes and then 20 minutes on the iPad.no disruptive issues though ( which seem to be the case since September). Could be possible signs weren’t picked up but the hyperactive side of things would’ve been

I think get it checked out so you know

What other things have you noticed?

Wanting frequent breaks from homework would suggest displacement activity to me, that she's finding the homework hard and is trying to get away from it to reduce her stress levels. Not necessarily inattention.

She’s bright so I don’t think it’s that she finds it hard. She used to be shy and wouldn’t communicate with strangers but would with friends but that’s changed a lot now. She’s loud , talkative and sometimes has a tendency to shout out not to mention how argumentative she is with me. She basically displays most adhd symptoms but they started in September she’s always been forgetful and a bit lazy. She does play football with the lads though at break times I’ve been told

I'm not sure it 'develops' as such at that age, but it can definitely become noticeable when it wasn't before. Lots of the signs are perfectly normal and age appropriate behaviours when children are younger. It was only at 10 that DS's teachers began commenting and recommended he needed assessing. Before then, every parents night was us being told he was absolutely fine, found it a bit tricky to focus/sit still/not shout out/etc 'but they're all like that in Y2'. Also they have more responsibility for themselves as they get older (you wouldn't expect a reception child to remember stuff, be organised, not shout out) so it becomes more obvious then.

Also, if your DD is bright, that can often cover up any issues until it reaches a certain point. Nobody worried about DS much when he was younger, as he was 'obviously listening' even when he appeared not to be (not entirely sure he was tbh!) given he could do the work fine.

My son has ASD (not suggesting your dd has) he is very bright too. He struggles with homework, not because he finds the work difficult.

He has difficulties separating home/school ie anything to do with school should not be at home.

He has sensory difficulties and finds many things distracting. He needs quiet and no movement around him. He fidgets and needs a break to move around.

He has hypermobility and finds handwriting effortful and tiring.

He has eye tracking difficulties, the print is smaller and closer together than it used to be.

Sometimes the questions are too general and he needs them to be more specific.

My point being there could be a number of reasons, other than finding the work difficult.

I have ADD ...it doesn’t develop people are born with it. Contact your GP and get her assessed.

I’m more concerned about the hyperactivity side of things as I know it can get frustrating and disruptive if these are symptoms of adhd

It's not something that develops with age, however signs could have been missed when younger.

We are trying to get our DD assessed and it's been obvious there was something from about 3, if not what exactly it was.

How old is your dd? The only off putting this is that she never used to spoke ( we used to think she was autistic due to no eye contact and wouldn’t speak in front of strangers) now it’s the complete opposite , she talks so much and is immature compared to other People her age I’d say . I kind of think she has add but not sure about adhd as the symptoms are there but I don’t know if they always have been. She’s always been forgetful , prone to huge tantrums and at parents day i was told about her shouting out , chatting and sometimes daydreaming or lack of focus