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[quote=Anonymous]OP- our son had extreme tantrums like this at five, but he also had them at four, three, two,...and was eventually diagnosed with ADHD and social pragmatic impairments.

Here's the thing- my son's friend was worse and has no issues whatsoever at age eleven.

When we took DS to a therapist, she said there is a wide range of normal for a young five, and some of it may seem very extreme.

It's why you will have people tell you "that's not normal or your son has x, y, z" because they have been fortunate enough not to experience these types of meltdowns. Others will say "my kid did that and grew out of it or was diagnosed with x, y, z."

These kinds of meltdowns alone are something to watch, but more concerning if there are social problems, defiance, delayed speech/learning, and so forth.

As for screaming, hitting, throwing things...it can be normal at this age, especially if there is a chronic lack of sleep. My son's tantrums at 4.5- 5 almost put me on anti-anxiety meds and his ADHD is of the milder variety.

You *might* observe how well your DS plays with other children- not hitting/aggression because you would know that if it was an issue- but how well does he connect with other children? We thought our DS was doing great because he didn't get int altercations with classmates and we thought he was highly verbal because he his vocabulary and verbal reasoning skills were extremely advanced.

When I observed DS's preschool class, I noted that he didn't interact much with the other kids, tended to stay only in his interest area and be a little director if someone join his game, and he wasn't using that huge vocabulary to forge friendships. [/quote]

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