CAn anyone talk to me about APD/ADD predominantly inactive

[deepdarkwood]

As I've just read a couple of things and am having a wooooo moment.

Am not sure if I'm just seeing things in perfectly 'standard' annoying 6/7 yo behaviour. Am going to write stuff down and see what lands.

• a number of people have questionned his hearing - reception teacher, childminders. But hearing tests have come out fine.
• ds has always been 'away with the faries'. You need to ask him to do everything 5 times - and he genuinely doesn't seem to 'take stuff in'. You say something and he'll be looking at you. And then he'll say "what?" as if he hasn't heard what you just said.
• I have got into the habit of touching him before I talk to him, as I know that unless I get his full attention, whatever I say won't 'go in'
• He is starting to struggle in school for daydreaming/not being able to focus/get things on paper. But the teacher feels that he does grasp concepts. Some of this may be writing-shyness
• He drifts around (will get half way to doing something and totally forget what he's doing). All the time. Seriously, you have to remind him he's going to the loo about 4 times before he gets there But will play for imaginative games for example for extended periods - alone/with siblings/mates.
• We've had to leave restaurants before because he's felt the music is too loud and has been really distressed although this hasn't happened for years to be fair.

Any thoughts/advice/experiences?? I've always just assumed he's a space cadet....

sounds a lot like my DS he is ASD but i think you need to get gp to ref to child development clinnic as could be a few diff things my DS has all of the above except he has no friends and cant play with other children prefering to play alone and is imature in his play and how he plays the paed said he plays as if hes abt 4 and hes now 10 , please dont worry it can be scarey but it could be something or nothing some children are just behind or different in certain traits but the hearing thing happened in every class my sons been in and eyesght they all ask can he hear u shoul get it checked can he see ok get it checked grrrr

Really, bailey - you feel there are enough 'markers' (is that the right word ) there that I should actively look into it?
What's the best process - GP? teacher? SENCO?

im not sure about if enough markers because there are many but having said that certainly enough for you as you are already concerned (like any good mum would be ) so worth seeing child paed about it , diff areas seems to do it differently i went with concerns to GP and was ref to CAMHS and paed at child development clinic they sent him to diff profeshionals for assesment i thought they were going to say he has AS but turned out was ASD if there is something then the sooner you get a dx the better help you can give yr dc, this was my ds second middle school the sen teacher said after a few days and some odd behaviour in class (head banging ,which hes always done) conversation abt his AS la la la and i said his what omg she said you hvent had a dx? get him checked as he has all the classic symptoms i was gobsmacked no1 has said anything b4 they just kept treating me as if im a bad mum and ds was naughty

Some kids are just 'space cadets' without having any special needs and many 6/7 years old boys have 'selective' hearing It depends on how much it is a problem for them that would necessitate further investigation. We are born with 2 basic fears: 1. loud noises and 2. heights, so just because your little boy didn't used to like loud noises, doesn't mean he's on 'the spectrum'. If you feel these traits are affecting his social, school and general life on a daily basis, ask you GP for a referral. I'd go with your gut instinct as a mum, you will usually be right.

Sounds to me like it really could be ADD-PI

First thing to do is to get him onto a high quality omega fish oil. We did that eith DD and it made an amazing diff.

Second thing to do is go to GP and ask for referral to paed to get assessed for ADD.