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[quote=Anonymous]DS is almost 5. FTM here and DS has always been a handful. DH and I've dealt with it on our own, and have strained our marriage in the process, but now that DS is approaching Kindergarten, we wonder if we've done him a disservice by not getting help sooner. Here are the things we've noticed:

- He plays almost exclusively with his toy cars, trucks, trains, - rolls them around, put them in traffic jams, gives them characters and plays out scenarios, etc. He can do this for up to 2 hours uninterrupted. He has other toys that he will play with occasionally, but his main interest is cars.
- Trouble transitioning - especially mornings, he hates to dress himself and get ready for school. We waste a lot of time in the mornings getting him out the door, and sometimes he will outright refuse.
- Too touchy/feely - he's a sweet kid and loves his family and friends, but sometimes it's too much. He's always telling DH and I that he loves us and always wants to hug and kiss. He tells his friends and even his pre-K teachers that he loves them. He often kisses his teachers and other favorite adults, though not so much his friends. He gets too comfortable too quickly with people that shows him attention. He has very strong attachments to his friends.
- Sensitive, gets very upset when prevented from doing something he wants to do and will lash out by screaming, throwing toys, pushing stuff to the floor, hitting etc.. This happens 3-4 times a week. Twice in the last month, he intentionally peed on his bedroom floor because he didn't want to get ready for bed. Both times it was after bath time and he refused to put on his pajamas.
- He is often shy when approached by strangers and will sometimes refuse to speak when spoken to. We often have to remind him of manners.
- He gets distracted very, very easily. We can call DS' name 50 times and he will completely ignore us if he's in the middle of looking at something (an insect in the grass) or doing something.

DS is funny, and smart, and chatty, but he also worries us when some of these 'quirks.' Should we give it more time and see if DS outgrows some of these behaviors or should we contract Children's or KKI for an evaluation?

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