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[quote=Anonymous]I have an 8yo DS with ADHD combined type and a 6yo DS similar to what you describe.  When he was little and he missed his narrow window of tiredness, bedtime would turn into thrashing fits.  Now we can tell he's tired because he runs from one end of the house to the other literally bouncing off walls.  He's always dancing and climbing on his brother, touching anybody he's talking to, etc.  But he doesn't have the characteristic lack of focus of ADHD.  He comes home and tells me what happened in school that day (this NEVER happened with older DS until he was medicated) and sings the silly songs and so forth.  He's always been very coordinated with both gross and fine motor skills.  He's happy as a clam with paper and scissors and has been since he was 4 (whereas cutting was a form of torture for older DS at 6).  He's sensitive to scratchy clothing but insensitive to cold and to bumps and bruises.

I honestly don't know what to make of it.  We haven't had him evaluated because everything has been manageable.  He's on behavior charts at school but it's mostly under control by giving him extra space on the rug, giving him something to do with his hands during lines, etc.  He's in K, not 1st since he was a fall baby, and the added time was really beneficial.

At home I have to have jobs and diversions at hand because he will climb all over and aggravate his brother otherwise.  So I have him carry things up or downstairs for me, color and cut paper, sort laundry, entertain the baby, ...  I really wish we had room for a trampoline since that would make things easier.

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