Re: ADHD at age three?

In article <435586d4$0$564$b45e6eb0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
kevles@xxxxxxx (Beth Kevles) wrote:

> Hi --
>
> Have him screened if other parents think it's useful at such a young
> age. But also look closely at his diet. My younger son was very wild
> at age three. Once we cut out dairy protein and red dye #40 (his
> personal food intolerances/allergies) his behavior IMMEDIATELY calmed
> down. Within 48 hours. It was amazing.

Hmmm. He does love cheese. I can't think of any artificial dyes he gets,
or at least not regularly.
>
> Some children just are very active, and outgrow it as they settle into
> formal schooling. Other kids do have an underlying problem. Do YOU
> think your child has a problem, absent what the school had to say?

Yes. He's my only one (so far) so I don't have much to compare him with,
but I've noticed that he's consistently the wildest kid in his
playgroup, his gym class, at the park, in music class...

He has problems with impulse control. He'll hit other kids -- not out of
anger, but out of excitement -- and know he's done the wrong thing, and
be sad about it, but he just... can't... stop himself. We do all the
various things Parents Should Do when their kids hit, and it's helped
somewhat, but he seems to have stalled out a bit.

He also can be a real sweetheart. He loves hugging, is very gentle with
babies, loves reading... well, yeah, he's great. But his problems with
impulse control make him sad, and that makes me sad for him.
--
Sara
accompanied by TK, number two, due in April of 2006
.

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