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[quote=Anonymous]At 2, my son was noticeably more active than his peers, running and climbing at speeds his peers were not capable of or interested in.  He was much more "confident" or "fearless" (whatever you want to call it) than the other kids, so add that with the hyperactivity, and let's say we're at the park. The other kids would take 30 seconds to slowly toddle away from their parents, they'd be looking back at their parents and the other kids to gauge the new situation, and then slowly, painfully get onto the jungle gym. My son just happily took off and never looked back.

His only "problem" at this age was total lack of body awareness and also the need for sensory inputs - which he got by hugging other kids too hard and totally out of the blue, or literally walking up to kids at the park and body checking them out of nowhere. It wasn't aggressive or angry behavior, but it was (and continues to be, in a different form) a very difficult problem.

His interactions with peers were always a little weird, but it's never been clear to me if that's because of his hyperactivity/lack of fear, versus larger social issues.

He also did not use language nearly as effectively as his peers, but that may have been related to ear fluid.

My son has always been an exceptionally easy going and happy kid, and we have never had any tantrum issues like more often than not accompany adhd.  However, punishments, discipline and frankly, most "parenting" have always had zero impact on our son.  As parents, we've had to prioritize keeping us, him and other kids safe - which means intervening to prevent said body checks or whatever.  But we've learned that disciplining to try and adjust his behavior or even to make him feel bad for his behavior has no impact on him. We will discipline out of principal, but are mostly greeted with blank stares from our son. [/quote]

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