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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No answer, but exactly the same question for my almost 4 year old.  [b]Utterly unable to focus on any tasks even those she enjoys and seeks out[/b].  Any class - even ones she requests - are a disaster.  Preschool teacher just pulled me aside and said they were having trouble getting her to participate in any group activities and she has yet to even sit through a circle time, etc.[/quote]

One "symptom" of ADHD is hyperfocusing. A lot of ADHD kids hyperfocus on an activity they love because it gets their dopamine going. "[b]Almost 4" is really young to determine anything but a severe special need[/b]. I would also ask them how long the circle time is. I remember hearing that at age 4, an appropriate circle time length is 5-7 min. A lot of preschools are trying for 10-20. [/quote]

I mean, this depends. My son has been found to have "delays". and they are generally described as "mild." It is possible to have an attention delay, actually. But an actual diagosis, while not impossible, is generally only given in severe cases if we are talking ADHD because as said upthread, some kids grow out of stuff and there is not much to be done at this age.[/quote]

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