ADHD

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Myself and my DH have read lots of information online and think out 8 year old DS may have ADHD.
We've made an app to talk to a GP and hope to get some help for him.
He ticks many of the boxes of symptoms listed and sadly I feel it's affecting his relationships with his peers.
I would love some advice from anyone whose child has it. I find it really hard to see his relationships deteriorate because of certain behaviours.
He is a great kid but can sometimes take things too far. He can be deliberately annoying at times which obviously doesn't go down well.
I should add, he does have a handful of good pals who like him for who he is, thankfully. But, I feel worried for the future of these relationships.

My 8 year old has adhd. I took him to be assessed and subsequently diagnosed privately in the end as the waiting lists were long and although i’ve been pretty sure since he was 4, it took the school until he was in yr 3 to agree. I wanted him to get treatment as soon as possible as I wasn’t diagnosed until my late teens and it made life much harder than it needed to be.

He has been on Ritalin for about 4 months and, well, I was going to say he’s a different boy, but he’s not. He’s still my beautiful affectionate funny lovely boy, but his adhd doesn’t get in the way anymore. He is doing better at school and his friendships have come on a lot as well.

I honestly wouldn’t hesitate to get it sorted. If he has adhd it is so treatable.

@Pushmepullyou thanks so much for your reply, you've helped me feel a bit brighter about things. Was it very expensive to go private? I thought waiting lists may be long. Also, I wondered about medication. How it might be, would it make a difference. You've reassured me. 💐

I've also had concerns from around age 3. Worries about certain behaviors and friendships with peers.