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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 539646" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Normal? What's "normal"?</p><p></p><p>Most "diseases and disorders" affect less than 2.5% of the population.</p><p>ADD/ADHD affects somewhere between 5 and 15 % (depending on which studies you believe... nobody claims it's less than 5%).</p><p>Therefore... is ADD/ADHD really a disorder? or just an extreme case of normal? </p><p>It is an interesting philosophical question.</p><p></p><p>The more important question is, does this affect HIS quality of life? </p><p>From what you write, it does.</p><p>There are safety issues, for starters.</p><p>He will definitely have challenges when he starts school.</p><p></p><p>Best thing you can do is figure out what makes your kid tick, so you are as far ahead of the game as you can get. (unfortunately, none of us truly gets ahead of the game with kids like "ours", but... )</p><p></p><p>Expect pushback during the process, though. You'll probably hear that is "isn't all that bad" or "he'll grow out of it" or "you don't know what <em>normal</em> is"... </p><p></p><p>Before you get appointments, start lining up info.</p><p>Start a journal/log/parent report/anything similar... what is his day like? patterns? behaviors? comments from daycare? now much he eats, how he eats, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 539646, member: 11791"] Normal? What's "normal"? Most "diseases and disorders" affect less than 2.5% of the population. ADD/ADHD affects somewhere between 5 and 15 % (depending on which studies you believe... nobody claims it's less than 5%). Therefore... is ADD/ADHD really a disorder? or just an extreme case of normal? It is an interesting philosophical question. The more important question is, does this affect HIS quality of life? From what you write, it does. There are safety issues, for starters. He will definitely have challenges when he starts school. Best thing you can do is figure out what makes your kid tick, so you are as far ahead of the game as you can get. (unfortunately, none of us truly gets ahead of the game with kids like "ours", but... ) Expect pushback during the process, though. You'll probably hear that is "isn't all that bad" or "he'll grow out of it" or "you don't know what [I]normal[/I] is"... Before you get appointments, start lining up info. Start a journal/log/parent report/anything similar... what is his day like? patterns? behaviors? comments from daycare? now much he eats, how he eats, etc. [/QUOTE]
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