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[quote=Anonymous]This is a great post as I have been wondering the same thing about my 3.5 year old DD. I have spoken with our pediatrician many times and know she is too young for any kind of diagnosis, plus girls are often harder to diagnose. Our biggest issues are:

1 - Not sitting still at meals pretty much ever. She is constantly getting up to walk around, standing on a chair, etc. Sometimes I let her bring a book or toy to the table which does keep her a bit more occupied and sitting for longer, but she still fidgets.

2 - Not playing with toys or focusing on any activity for more than a minute or two. She is constantly starting something and then moving on to the next thing, and strongly prefers running/jumping/climbing over sitting down and playing with any kind of toy.

Like the OP and maybe others have noted, my DD just seems to be very different from her peers who I do see sitting much better at meals, and also being able to play with a toy for at least 5 minutes when something interests them. I know there is a spectrum of normal for everything, I just don't have a good grasp on where the line is drawn and behavior is abnormal. I guess only time will tell.

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