All About ADHD : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Thank u. Nothing serious as in it is not emergency case lah. He is non-impulsive and thus will not harm others or himself.
I spent the whole weekend thinking…and trying to figure out why why why…he has been such a difficult child for me to handle with his boundless energy & endless complaints from teachers about his inattention + talking in class. When he was younger maybe I could attribute it to immaturity. But now it is quite obvious to me that other 9 year old boys can sit through 3-hour exams properly with focus. Mine cannot. Some red flags going off in my mind. -
zac’s mum, you may want to consider bringing him to a private (best if they do not share any patient or medical records) psychologist to get tested. One of my friend’s was wondering for the longest time why her daughter cannot focus. It’s been, for years. Younger days, she attributed it to immaturity. And she is by nature a kind girl, not a difficult child or anything. But she cannot read or focus for long. The long and short is, in Sec 2, she finally brought her girl for testing, and to the whole family’s shock, the girl has very serious Irlen Syndrome. Words fly across the page and one needs to expend like 10 ot 100 times the effort to read compared to a normal person. The fortunate thing is Irlen can be corrected immediately with using prescribed lens, and the person’s vision is normal with the lens! So there may be lots of unknown, strange conditions, not all of which cannot be mitigated.
If for nothing, at the very least, the tests (expensive I have to say, over $1k) can quantitatively put the child on a spectrum, so you know where your child is in terms of reading, focus, certain processing functions, sensitivities etc vis-a-vis other kids in the age group.
Don’t read too much into the GEP testing. Only 10% of kids make it past Round 1 - by definition, most normal kids will not make it through. My two kids made it through Round 1 but eventually, for PSLE, the elder child’s PSLE score was super duper below the 10% mark. Duh lol! -
Zac's mum, you may wish to consult a behaviourist instead. Whether the child has ADHD, the final decision would be to understand and manage the behaviours.
The cases of ADHD and ADHD-suspects that I have handled in the past show that because the kids come from diverse backgrounds and may have different difficulties, the approach to each case will largely be different.
However, in all the cases, careful consideration of the factors result in positive outcomes. :lovesite: -
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zac's mum :hugs: , I hope it is not that you placed too much hope on the gep thing therefore feeling a bit too disappointed over the weekend, therefore this decision.. is ds having too much difference from many boys his age?
Thank u. Nothing serious as in it is not emergency case lah. He is non-impulsive and thus will not harm others or himself.
I spent the whole weekend thinking...and trying to figure out why why why...he has been such a difficult child for me to handle with his boundless energy & endless complaints from teachers about his inattention + talking in class. When he was younger maybe I could attribute it to immaturity. But now it is quite obvious to me that other 9 year old boys can sit through 3-hour exams properly with focus. Mine cannot. Some red flags going off in my mind.[/quote]
Follow own guts feel..get tested early has its own benefits too.. -
@zm, MKS. Oh no, please don't think of a visit to the psychologist as branding your child ill/something not right; consider it a lesson to learn coping mechanisms in order to improve quality of life. IF the behaviours are affecting daily routine, & more aggressive intervention is deemed necessary, then a medical name may be attached in the treatment process. (Medical records are confidential.)
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haha sky, frankly speaking I was abit worry initially for getting a stamp that is not entirely correct lor..say eg..a child starts recognizing words much later due to special non medical circumstances, to compare them with the 'normal' standard emmm...ok ok..the professionals should how to 'moderate' la
@zm, MKS, oh no, please don't think of a visit to the psychologist as branding your child ill/something not right; consider it a lesson to learn coping mechanisms in order to improve quality of life. IF the behaviours are affecting daily routine, & more aggressive intervention is deemed necessary, then a medical name may be attached in the treatment process. (Medical records are confidential.)[/quote]
I guess if got any issues also, mild ones probably can try manage it ownself hopefully..
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I have volunteered in a boys school before, and I also still have regular interactions with lower and upper primary boys, coaching them or just chatting with them. So I thought I could accurately observe and gauge what is “normal” boy behavior (and what is not). For example I have seen ADHD behaviour, and I have seen GDD behaviour. If I ever thought my son was either of these, it was never as extreme or clear cut as those examples I saw.
The reason why I’m troubled now, is because I thought (maybe my own delusional thinking) that my son’s high energy and talkativeness were signs of giftedness. Other adults around us have also told me they observe he is astute, mature and intelligent (from chatting with him). But now that I look at the classic signs of giftedness, I realize that he did not fulfill a major sign, which is started reading earlier than his peers. The GEP test confirms to me that he is not gifted as I suspected. So now I am trying to accept that I was wrong, absolutely wrong in my intuition, just my stupid reasoning. I should not delude myself anymore and I should really find out what causes his inattention. Otherwise he will continue missing out on important points during lessons, continue getting on other people’s nerves with his incessant chatter. -
not in the gifted category is very normal, zac’s mum…like another parent says, only a small percentage belongs to gifted… being talkative is better than keeping all to himself…at least you know what he is thinking… but from your sample size of observation, you probably have the better gauge, just go pay a visit… meantime yr ds is still yr baobei ok.
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Hi Zac’s Mom,
A person’s development is not linear. There can be moments of acceleration, delay, stagnation, whether it be intellectual, social abilities, cognitive abilities etc. My son (now in Sec 2), started life with GDD, speech therapy, occupational therapy. That was the diagnosis by both KKH and US pediatricians. But he eventually ‘caught up’. -
Hi Zac’s mum,
You can try Dr Penny Tok. She has a private psychology practice and is able to diagnose for ADHD. I’ve seen her before as my older boy has autism. She is approachable, frank and professional. You can check up on her website, http://www.drpennytok.com . Hope this helps.
It is hard to determine whether a kid has ADHD as several criterias need to be fulfilled so best is to seek a professional’s advice. Because of my older boy’s condition, I thought I’ve seen it all since I’m in and out of therapy centers, sped schools since he was very young. So when my younger girl’s kindy classmate’s mum told me her girl has ADHD, I couldn’t believe it at first. She looked so normal like any other kids. The mum said you need to observe closely to see the signs. I did and I notice that the girl does seem to go on n on about a topic and can’t seem to control her emotions very well at times.. her focus is an issue as well resulting in inconsistent results. So for her case, she was diagnosed with mild adhd and mum knows her issues now and able to give her better support.
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