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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like all the posts on the topic concern boys.

I don't know what to think about my six year old daughter's behavior. She's impulsive and physically (over?)active. She interrupts, she doesn't (can't?) sit through a meal or a short homework assignment without thinking of something else she wants to do every single minute. Not exaggerating. She's popping out of her seat every sixty seconds or more. She gets corrected in class for talking when she should be listening, wandering off when she should be working. She's very emotional-- cries easily, overflows with empathy for others, gets so excited about little things (new toothpaste! a dandelion puff! going out for pizza!) that she can't breathe.

She's also happy and loving and funny, friends with everyone, and hitting academic milestones ahead of schedule. She is a pleaser, so when someone corrects her (or, ok, loses patience and snaps at her), she is upset. For about one minute. Then it's back to the hummingbird behavior-- happy and flighty.

Until recently, I thought "Kids will be kids!" But now I'm looking at other children and beginning to be afraid.

Can you tell me about your daughter who has been diagnosed? What did it look like? What steps are you taking? [/quote]

- Your daughter sounds like I was at that age, well before ADD was known. I wasn't diagnosed until after the birth of my second child. I haven't read what others have posted yet, but I'll share my thoughts. When you say you "don't know what to think" and "beginning to be afraid..." Afraid of what? 
My 10-year-old son has ADD and so do many of his friends. It is not a big deal, the kids know and cope with it, as opposed to when I was a kid, and my mother used to say, "How can a girl so intelligent be so dumb?" and my best friend said, "You're such a ditz!" or the guys said, "You're the most graceful klutz I've ever known." 
It hurt my feelings, and it still does to think about it. I hurt when I hear the "squirrel" jokes about ADD. 
But when I was diagnosed, everyone except ME was SHOCKED. Why? I succeeded, despite it all. Despite being the last one to turn in assignments. Despite missing the school bus ...all the time. Despite being late for school. Yes, I was docked, but like your daughter, I hit academic milestones ahead of schedule, and schoolwork was my refuge. I got into a top 25 university both for undergrad and grad. 
Just love your daughter and be there for her. Life is hard enough with ADD. She's probably suffering more than you know. At least she will understand the reason, whereas no one ever believed me when I told them how I felt inside.  
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