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[quote=Anonymous]DD just turned 3. My doctor says 3 year olds are poster children for ADHD. I get that. But DD is way more impulsive, sensory seeking, and stubborn than other children we know. She is also a runner and completely fearlesss. She cannot keep her hands to herself. She is also very bright. For example, she does not make articulation errors in her speech. She uses phrases like “even though”, “it turns out” and uses very specific, just-right words like “scramble” and “scamper”. Following her third birthday party, she said, “Why don’t I have two grandmas? Where is my dad’s mom?” She is dead, and died before DD was born. Yesterday, I asked her if she thought a particular crayon was yellow. She told me, “No, it’s a shade of green.”

She has outgrown all her 4t clothes as she is tall and weighs over 40 pounds. So basically, I have a huge three year old who looks and speaks like an older kid. Her behavior is like a younger kid. I can’t help but feel judged by people who (I think) assume that she is older and poorly behaved

I am well versed in behavior challlenges, as I taught many children with special needs before staying home with DD. I am not averse to medication, but I know it will be years before that is even an option (DH will be hard to convince if it gets to that point anyway).

If you had a child with ADHD features, how did he or she do in preschool? What about kindergarten? Did it get better with maturity? I am worried about preschool..although I know we may be home this school year.[/quote]

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