What is the real difference between ADD,ADHD,AUTISTIC etc

[Playball]

and just a very lively boy.

My son is now 3 and 5 months. Lots of people and friends tell me that when Kids pass 4 o'clock they becaome tired and go quite hyper and manic etc.

I have a little boy that acts this way all day from the moment he wakes. He is so loud and and bangs everything so loudly too. I really can not see any difference in him from the moment he gets up to the moment he goes to bed.

I have looked at so many websites but they do not really difine symptons. ANyone know?

I work with children with asperger syndrome (a form of autism). Autism affects children in many ways. Many find it difficult to cope in social situations and can find it difficult to relate to other people. Many also like to have a rigid routine for daily activities in place otherwise they cant cope. It sounds like your son is full of beans as they say. I dont really know much about ADD or ADHD but if your really concerned speak to your health visitor as they should be able to help. Does your ds go to nursery? This would be where staff would notice any behaviour to be concerned about. I hope that I've been able to help

Yes my son has gone to two preschools one that is free play and the other one that is more structured like a school enviroment. He is so much better at the structured school so i have taken him out of the other one. For the short time he is there he is normally okish. They have noticed a few things but because he is permanently taught which is what he seems to thrive on. He does not do as much there. Lately though he has been coming out of his shell and showing his true colours or hitting kicking the teachers screaming not sitting not doing as told and shouting etc. which they so say is very difficult to handle.

Thankfully autism is rare. Prehaps you should look at other problems. What is his speech/ hearing like?

Children who are deaf often have no idea of what being loud is. It is easy to assume that a deaf child is naughty/ ADHD/ autisic because of difficulties of following instructions or understand what they are expected to do.

It is hard to diagnose ADHD in a child as young as yours. It is difficult to tell what is an active pre schooler and what is hyperactive. It is surprising what level of activity is noraml.

My son was the same at three years old, but he is fine at school.

Frances ~ I don't think autism is rare. Did you know 1/100 children are on the spectrum.

I have to admit I thought the percentage of children on the autisic spectrum was higher than 1 in a 100. Glue ear is 70 times more common than autism. I suppose it depends what your definition of being rare is.

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More than seven out of 10 children get glue ear before the age of five. Like autism glue ear can cause communiciation problems. children who are deaf often have no idea of when they are being loud. Sometimes glue ear is painful and this can make children tired and grumpy.

I hope that Playball's son has glue ear rather than anything nastier. Glue ear is very simple to treat.

I think one thing that might help the pre-school staff is to keep a record of what is happening just before your ds starts hitting and kicking. If he is sometimes okay about sitting with the other children then they should look at whether any other factors are involved, eg does he usually sit in a particular spot but another child is now there?, are there more children sitting on the carpet on that particular day and it's too much for ds?, is he tired? Both of my boys found carpet-time difficult at that age - and still do to a certain extent. They don't like other people sitting too closely to them. It helped ds1 when he was given a cushion to sit on. It helped to define his personal space so that the others didn't get too close. A carpet tile would do the same job.

Ds2 is the one who was always manic and hyper. It was tiring just watching him running from one end of the room to the other, climbing up everything and bouncing everywhere. He started to calm down a bit when his sleeping improved a bit. What is your ds' sleeping pattern like?

(Ds1 and ds2 both have autism)

I have 2 as / Asd kids and one with glue ear (DS2). The difference is, to me, quite clear 9though that may be the manifestation we have).

DS2 has friends, and gets social rules. He can read facial expressions, and can tell if someone is sad or happy. He ahs danger perceptions and reliases that he has limits. He gives me hugs (times a million and thank goodness fotr that!), he likes people, and can survive a routine change.

What he does do is yell a lot, spin (its a stimulation thing), fail to follow commands (that he cannot hear) seem in another world- but sas longa s he can hear you he is fine. His speech is off in terms of pronunciation, but it is expressive and emotional.

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At the end of a day if you are owrried you need to see a Paed. And as a Paed appointment can take around 6 - 8 months to get in some palces, I always recommend getting on the waiting list (easiest way is to see GP), you can always take yourself off it, but you can't get back on in a hurry.

Getting a paediatrian appointment would be a good idea. I hope that you don't have to wait as long as 6 months. We got our first appointment within 6 weeks.

Lets cross our fingers and toes that if Playball's son has a problem that it is something simple to treat like glue ear.