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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - The Teacher made a poor choice in saying a specific diagnosis.  But be generous - she was probably trying to get your attention that your child needs more support. Your child is probably completely typical, just a big personality that needs extra coaching to be happy instead of angry all the time.  That does not mean don't check with experts, but try and manage your anxieties and understand that neurotypical kids can also need extra help/support to be fully happy successful in preschool on up.

Some books you might want to read, that simply provide good advice for dealing with kids who are perhaps just harder to handle. They helped me accept that my spirited child needed some things that other kids did not.  Accepting that there was a definite time clock on overstimulating environments was a big game changer.  Over the years, by employing lots of the techniques (along with the help of a behavior person) calmed my kid down enormously. (Natural development also helped).  And by the way, the behavior person just coached the parents on parenting our child.  What works for compliant kids, just did not work for our kid, we needed to be more consistent, create a behavior plan that worked for him, and provide infinitely better signals on what she could do (instead of just want she could not do).  So, again, there might be no diagnosis, just a kid who needs some extra help and there are lots of ways to improve your parenting game while you consult with experts.

Two books that helped us:

Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, by Ross W., PhD Greene

Final thoughts - there were two recent articles on how kids need so much OUTDOOR time.  Really hours and hours each day if you can manage it - in all kids of weather.  And how kids need a very regular early bedtime.  Boring but true.  [/quote]

10:04- posters like you and all the other helpful people give DCUM a good name.[/quote]

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