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

[b]I don't know what to think about my six year old daughter's behavior.[/b] 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!" [b]But now I'm looking at other children and beginning to be afraid. [/b]

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

I would have your child evaluated for ADHD.  Have a test like the TOVA done.  Then you will be able to see if she has an attention problem and if so, what kind and how severe.  Then you can target her specific issues.  Not all ADD and ADHD children are the same and different strategies work for different children.  I have found evaluation invaluable in understanding why my child has certain behaviors and a launching pad for figuring out what to do.  Since you are worried about medications, know that they are not for every child diagnosed with ADHD nor should they be.[/quote]

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