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[quote=Anonymous]Mine was like yours at school. At home he was a bit impulsive, very active but within the realm of normal for a preschooler, a bit defiant with us but also very big in his reactions, very happy/extremely upset and so on. At school he was weirdly focused to the point of tuning everyone out. He didn't like transitions but handled them well at school (or intenralized all reactions).

Things got worse for him emotionally as he got older and it was obvious that anxiety was a major issue (diagnosed at 4). Teachers were increasingly concerned about his emotional well-being but saw no other issues ("whatever is going on this kid DEFINITELY does not have ADHD"), largely because he was advanced in everything. At six we did a whole neurospych: results were severe generalized anxiety and severe ADHD. ADHD was very textbook looking at the tests: in the WISC, superior academic scores, average working memory, extremely low processing speed. He scored 99th percentile on the achievement tests. On the targeted ADHD tests, he scored lowest possible score.

As for school, he happens to like reading, math, academic activities so that has always been his area of hyperfocus. But the older he got, the more miserable at school.I also realized that he probably had an LD. Once we identified the LD and dealt with the anxiety, all the rest became easier to manage.

ADHD became much more obvious over the years but can be difficult to treat. Stimulants work but also cause anxiety and insomnia for my kid.

Anyway, my feeling with the school setting is that people assume ADHD means behavior issues and slow learning, but it really depends on the child, his other challenges and strengths, and even his personality.[/quote]

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