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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 608799" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Sounds like Kindergarten with my extremely ADHD son. My middle son had been hyper from the day he turned 15 months old. He literally went overnight from a very active but perfectly mannered baby into this nonstop whirling dervish. He was never mean, was always the class clown but couldnt sit still if you gave him a million dollars. </p><p></p><p>I remember in Kindergarten his teachers told me they had no clue how he was learning because he walked circles around the room but when asked questions about what they were learning, he could answer them perfectly. Now he had a harder time in 1st grade because he was expected to actually sit in a chair and do work. They only got recess for a little bit after lunch and then again for another 30 minutes at another point. That was simply more than he could take. He came home miserable every day asking why anyone would want to sit in a chair all day when there was a whole wide world out there to play in. </p><p></p><p>We did have him on ritalin beginning in Kindergarten. It didnt work well until halfway through second grade when a light bulb went off in his brain. He finally figured out why he was in school and from then on he did well with schoolwork but he was still a very active boy. He played three sports a year and spent almost all his time outside. Luckily we live in the country and I could open the door and let him just go play. </p><p></p><p>Fast forward and my little hyperactive son joined the Marines and could stand completely still at attention. I have to tell you that was the first thing I noticed at his graduation. He wasnt moving at all...not even a blink. He later told me he learned to wiggle his toes in his boots to relieve that need to keep moving. He did really well in the Marines. Now he is doing a job he loves. He works for the sheriff's dept in the animal control unit. He has a job where he is outside almost all day long. Yeah he has to do some paperwork but he has grown up enough to manage.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smile:" title="smile :smile:" data-shortname=":smile:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 608799, member: 1514"] Sounds like Kindergarten with my extremely ADHD son. My middle son had been hyper from the day he turned 15 months old. He literally went overnight from a very active but perfectly mannered baby into this nonstop whirling dervish. He was never mean, was always the class clown but couldnt sit still if you gave him a million dollars. I remember in Kindergarten his teachers told me they had no clue how he was learning because he walked circles around the room but when asked questions about what they were learning, he could answer them perfectly. Now he had a harder time in 1st grade because he was expected to actually sit in a chair and do work. They only got recess for a little bit after lunch and then again for another 30 minutes at another point. That was simply more than he could take. He came home miserable every day asking why anyone would want to sit in a chair all day when there was a whole wide world out there to play in. We did have him on ritalin beginning in Kindergarten. It didnt work well until halfway through second grade when a light bulb went off in his brain. He finally figured out why he was in school and from then on he did well with schoolwork but he was still a very active boy. He played three sports a year and spent almost all his time outside. Luckily we live in the country and I could open the door and let him just go play. Fast forward and my little hyperactive son joined the Marines and could stand completely still at attention. I have to tell you that was the first thing I noticed at his graduation. He wasnt moving at all...not even a blink. He later told me he learned to wiggle his toes in his boots to relieve that need to keep moving. He did really well in the Marines. Now he is doing a job he loves. He works for the sheriff's dept in the animal control unit. He has a job where he is outside almost all day long. Yeah he has to do some paperwork but he has grown up enough to manage. :smile: [/QUOTE]
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