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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for all the comments and recommendations.

A few details without giving myself away just in case. My DD's preschool is a 'feeder' preschool to a academically rigorous private school that her sibling is at. I just compared my elementary school child's schedule with my preschooler and my older child has far less transitions. DD's preschool teacher is new and this is her first year as a lead teacher. My DD had a similar schedule in her 3 year old class with no known issues, but that class had a seasoned teacher that ADORED her.

DD is very strong willed, very social and spirited. She has a strong desire for independence and we give her many opportunities at home to do things on her own.

We did bring up concerns to our pediatrician at her last well check and a ASQ (?) screening was done and she scored in the white zone for all areas which they said means she was developing as expected. However, I do see some traits that look like ADHD to me. She's high energy, impulsive and very sensitive to people being upset with her. She often says that she feels like "nobody likes her." But she does well during sit down activities, listening during story time, taking turns, etc.

I don't want to dismiss her teacher, clearly she's behaving out of step of her peers and perhaps further evaluation or we need to look for a school that's a better fit for her... We'll see how the next few months go and see if we can find improvement together. [/quote]

Watchful waiting is not the solution. Time is not your friend here. I second the Childfind or similar evaluation resource.

--parent of now college age ADHD/ASD student who was counseled out of private-K (after similar concerns in pre-K)[/quote]

OP the traits you mentioned above are what we experienced with our HF ASD daughter. Our ped NEVER caught it. A few very good intune teachers gave us subtle hints. She was not diagnosed until 15 but looking back I remember what you describe. She is on anxiety meds and therapy and doing great![/quote]

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