Good morning. I am looking for some guidance on whether I should visit a professional about this. My son is almost 9 years old. He has been in two different primary schools as we relocated to London from another country. In both schools the teachers have informed me that they will explain at the front of the class what the task for the morning or afternoon is and then all the children will crack on and my son will sit there looking like he doesn’t know what to do. Then the teacher has to come over and explain and talk him through the questions on the worksheet and then he knows what to do. I don’t know if this is a confidence thing, an ability issue (which fine we will address) or an attention deficit issue. I am concerned he isn’t concentrating. He also takes a really long time to complete worksheets or any writing tasks. He misses questions on the first page of the worksheet and when the teacher tells him about it, he says oh I didn’t see those. The questions he does answer he does well. His comprehension exercise was patchy. For the questions he does answer he answers well but he needs so much more time than others.
My question : AIBU to think this may be an attention deficit issue? Does anyone see these examples as being signs of attention deficit disorder?
He is quite an intense child. He gets very frustrated and angry when things don’t go according to plan at home. He fights all the time with his brother whom he is competitive with.
he is amazing in so many ways And is well behaved at school. But he is quite difficult at home.
No issues with socialising with other children (other than his brother). He is a quieter child in the classroom but like a hurricane at home sometimes. He gets invited round for play dates all the time and other children like him. Genuinely no issues at all with friends.
thank you!