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[quote=Anonymous]Similar to what others have noted, at that age my daughter was impulsive, flitted from thing to thing, never staying with something for more than 10-30 seconds - noticeably shorter attention span (or non-existent attention span) compared to peers.  Lots of movement/movement seeking/sensory seeking, fearless, total lack of body awareness.  Very bull in a china shop.  Would get lost going from point A to B, so wasn't absorbing directions, even the one step direction she would absorb she'd get distracted (the "ooh shiny" phenomenon I called it) before completing.  Always the last kid to...line up, sit down, get x, whatever it was that everyone else was capable of doing, she was oblivious to what was going on.  Just well beyond the normal range for peers.

Can't say that these things aren't seen in some kid who doesn't end up with ADHD, but she was a kid formally diagnosed and medicated before 4 (to noticeable improvement) because of the safety/impulsivity issues that persisted.

She did not, for the most part, have disciplinary issues or epic melt downs (though we had some waves of that later - only at home - after 3).  Was not aggressive per say - but certainly lashed out due to poor language skills (which extended beyond ADHD related issues) if someone was too close or took something, and had a tendency to be overly physical.[/quote]

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