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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 286702" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Is he always this way? Has he started any new medication?</p><p></p><p>If he is always like that, it could be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/sensory seeking behavior too, constantly unable to sit still, seeking sensory satisfaction 24/7. Wanting to touch or feel everything, stroking someone's hair, touching someone's face, picking everything up, shaking their heads back and forth--to me that would signal sensory issues. Making weird, high-pitched throat noises or talking too loud then covering ears when THEY think something is too loud is not really just symptoms of mania. Especially if they are socially inappropriate, it could be something else. Does he stand too close or too far away from being, yell in their faces? Did he have any early delays or speech issues? Can he hold a give-and-take conversation? Does he obsess over anything?</p><p></p><p> My son was so hyper we used to say he'd hang from the chandeliers, but he wasn't manic. He was on the autism spectrum. He is really calm now, but as a toddler and younger child, he was misdiagnosed with ADHD/ODD and then with bipolar. He took a lot of medications that he didn't need. It is very hard to tell one disorder from the other. I always recommend neuropsychologist evaluations every two years until the kids are teenagers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 286702, member: 1550"] Is he always this way? Has he started any new medication? If he is always like that, it could be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/sensory seeking behavior too, constantly unable to sit still, seeking sensory satisfaction 24/7. Wanting to touch or feel everything, stroking someone's hair, touching someone's face, picking everything up, shaking their heads back and forth--to me that would signal sensory issues. Making weird, high-pitched throat noises or talking too loud then covering ears when THEY think something is too loud is not really just symptoms of mania. Especially if they are socially inappropriate, it could be something else. Does he stand too close or too far away from being, yell in their faces? Did he have any early delays or speech issues? Can he hold a give-and-take conversation? Does he obsess over anything? My son was so hyper we used to say he'd hang from the chandeliers, but he wasn't manic. He was on the autism spectrum. He is really calm now, but as a toddler and younger child, he was misdiagnosed with ADHD/ODD and then with bipolar. He took a lot of medications that he didn't need. It is very hard to tell one disorder from the other. I always recommend neuropsychologist evaluations every two years until the kids are teenagers. [/QUOTE]
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