Absolutely but docs/therapists/teachers didn’t believe me something was up. It was the hyperfocus that really got to me. He could tune everything out as a toddler to focus on the ball he was spinning, the book he was looking at, looking out car window, the show he was watching. Preschool teachers thought he was just really good and really smart. Then he went to kindergarten and got introduced to non-preferred activities and the inattentiveness came in a big way.

Sounds like a normal 3 yr old to me. At that age, they don't really have too long of an attention span. I remember seeing a graphic of a child at age 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc and their trajectory around a classroom. As they get older, they spend more time with one activity.

We were able to see signs at 3, but I think it's b/c DH has ADHD inattentive and so he was looking for it. Diagnosis confirmed at age 7. We like to think he doesn't have it, but as he ages, it's becoming more apparent that the diagnosis was correct. At 3, DS could be read books for hours on end, or do Lego, or watch movies. But if he wasn't interested in something, forget about it. He'd get lost following basic instructions, but I think that's pretty typical of the age. He had and still has very little body awareness, and doesn't know if he's cold/hot, sleepy, hungry, or has to use the bathroom until it's gotten really bad. He's always been quite chatty, but doesn't pick up on social cues.

We had our son tested when he was barely 5 at the suggestion of his preschool teacher. The psychologist who did the evaluation agreed that he fit the profile, but said it was too early for a formal diagnosis because lots of kids who do not have ADHD also fit the profile and better evaluation point would be in a couple of years when most kids without ADHD will start growing out of the behavior. We had him evaluated again at 8 and he was diagnosed with ADHD.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunday school teacher again. Anecdotally, the children with adhd all had a difficult time potty training, most still having daily/weekly accidents at age 4. It’s not necessarily a symptom for kids, but all the children I knew did have that in common as well.

My ADHD kid potty trained at 2 and never had an accident.

So ..... anecdata not helpful.

+1 same for my kid. I’ve never heard of potty training being associated with adhd. I also am confused how the Sunday school teacher knows kids diagnoses later in life? Are you just assuming based on behavior when older at church?

I know the diagnosis of these kids because I know the families (and moms) well. What’s strange about that? We live in the same community, raise our kids together and attend parent groups and fellowships with each other. It’s all enmeshed. I know these kids well into young adulthood, and some of them have their own kids now! Imagine that! I didn’t say anything negative about children with adhd, or comment on their futures or success. I merely mentioned, qualified by pointing out it’s all anecdotal, that I could tell at that young age they were more inattentive than their peers.

PS op based on your description, I would not be concerned. Let him play and explore at his own pace.