Wondering about adhd
I’m reaching out as a mom without any real experience with adhd. I have wondered about one of my children possibly having adhd symptoms, but I’m just not certain where to begin. I have researched, and there are many things about adhd that I don’t feel line up with his traits, but I do know it can vary a lot.
I understand this is not a professional medical area. I guess I am first looking for experiences/feedback from people who live with this to hear your thoughts. I don’t know if I need to look into testing or…
Some of the things I have observed and wonder about are…
He seems to not hear things well. I can’t tell if he is spaced out or genuinely doesn’t hear us. He does have high sensitivity to loud noises.
He can sit and focus on something like Legos or a math sheet or look at books for very long periods. At other times, it seems he is distracted every ten seconds during school and I have to keep him on task.
He has always struggled with poor memory/recall. I can say something to him three times and ask him to tell me what I said and he can’t. This is one of my chief concerns, as it’s presented since he was a toddler. So, for about six+ years. I think in the recent past I’ve seen this improve some.
He is my child who is always hungry and asking about snacks. I can set the clock by him coming in for afternoon snack. Granted, he’s skinny as a rail and he genuinely could be hungry all the time, but I am also aware of snacking as a dopamine seeking behavior in adhd, so it’s on my mind.
I can ask him to do a job and if he doesn’t immediately stop and do it right then, he will typically forget.
I am sure there are more things, but I am writing my observations for the first time.
I have not known where to start or if it’s normal kid behavior or personality... but I am a mom of five and I homeschool and I just feel something is different. Is there anything here that would warrant looking into an assessment?
Thanks for your time if you’ve read this far,
sincerely,
a mom on an investigation