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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ditto everyone else. I have a 2 year old boy, and he's been like this since birth. We can't do story times, gym classes, etc. I will say that he recently started in preschool, and he seems to be more attentive there. He participates in circle time, sits quietly at the table for his snacks, and walks in a straight line to the playground each day. I think not having me around helps to control his enthusiasm. [b]I'm not concerned that he is ADHD[/b], autistic, etc etc because he can sit still and pay attention when he wants to--but he's a boy and most of the time, he just doesn't want to sit down listen when he could be exploring and running around. OP, it's totally exhausting, but it's part of having a boy. Personally, when I'm at the end of my rope, I tell myself that it's better to have a kid who's really engaged and excited about trying new things and experimenting than a kid who just sits around and waits for someone to tell him/her what to do. (Though I'm hoping #2 is a sitter and listener....). [/quote]

Same here - but i wouldn't dismiss ADHD too quickly.  For the longest time, we didn't think our DS had ADHD because at 18 months he would sit still and watch a whole tv show or sit with me while I read an entire book but could never do any classes or circle time or any of the sedentary activities.  I thought like the pp poster did that because he could pay attention when he wanted, he wasn't ADHD.  We ended up getting him tested at around 3 years old and they did say he had ADHD and being able to watch tv or listen to a story he liked didn't mean he wasn't ADHD.  Lots of ADHD kids can sit still and pay attention to what they liked.  ADHD were kids that couldn't sit still when it wasn't particularly interesting but they had to anyway.  Their minds just can't focus long enough to sit through something that doesn't hold their attention.  Also, ADHD  includes hyper-focus as well as inability to focus.  (for example, we know an ADHD kid that will constantly miss his bus in the morning because he's hyper-focused on the book he's reading at the bus stop.  Same kid can't sit still or pay attention to his math homework - that's typical ADHD).  [/quote]

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