DS is 9 and increasingly obviously a bit “quirky”. I think I might have ADHD myself and increasingly recognise elements of what I was like as a child in DS, though I don’t know if I am projecting.
What do you think?
Not physically hyperactive, behaviour in school generally very good, well liked by teachers.
Noted that he can seem very daydreamy in class, doesn’t always seem to be listening, and can take encouragement to settle into a task, but once he starts the quality of his work is good.
At home he can be engrossed in made-up imaginative games for hours and hours at a time, making up scenarios with Lego figures etc.
Really hard to get him to settle into homework - if I turn my back for 5 mins he has drifted off and started doing something else. He is quite bright and enjoys his work but just can’t hold focus.
Similarly tends to wander off during meal times - if I leave him he doesn’t eat, he’s either just sat there daydreaming or has started reading a book.
Doesn’t seem to get social boundaries - will talk to anyone, any time (people on public transport etc).