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[quote=Anonymous]For us, it was impulsiveness that wasn't age appropriate (by 2nd grade you should be able to keep your hands to yourself, not grab stuff, not blurt out in class etc), tremendous difficulty sustaining attention on things he was not interested in but hyperfocus on topics or activities he enjoyed. He did have a lot of energy but not necessarily bouncing off the walls. Lots of drumming the desk, foot tapping, still kicks his leg almost constantly when he's sitting. He holds it together at school but can struggle with emotional highs and lows at home pre-meds or when they are wearing off. He's not autistic at all but he'll miss social cues at times because he's not paying attention. Academically, it showed up as a delay in learning to read despite being really bright. Once he was medicated, all the reading interventions started to actually work and he shot up 2 grade levels really quickly.

It's like there's no functioning filter for your attention and it can be a bit of a cacophony in your brain so you can't always pick-and-choose what you focus on. I've heard it described as an orchestra with no conductor. If any of that sounds familiar, it's worth investigating![/quote]

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