Children with ADHD - How to Recognize the Early Signs of ADHD in Children

If your child is behaving in the age of two years than your other children i.e. he is exhausting you, does not sit at one place, does not pay attention to your instructions and always find him in troubles. A foster mother who had many children suffered from ADHD said that these children are always making me tired .

And if there is any problem of behavior in your child, what should be your next step? You will find yourself in confusion to get your child for treatment. You can put a lot of questions that our child has a lot of energy so why should we go for a treatment?

Typical Milestones of Children without Child Behavior Problems

In the age of three years, he is playing with other children and going for some sports activities.

When he is four years old, he starts talking, engage in typical playing games, make discussions and help others when required.

At the age of five years, he is learning some principles and rules. He says sorry when something is done wrongly, there are different emotions arise in various situations, provides help to his peers, and also ask for help to his elders.

When It Is Time to Get Your Child's Assessment

If all of these activities are not performed and your child is above the age of five, you should go for a treatment because your child is suffering from ADHD and you should not wait anymore.

Go to a professional and acquire his suggestions for diagnosis. They will probable tell you to wait until your child is above the age of five to go for treatment and medication.

And if your child is showing severe problems than your doctors and physician may make some exceptions. Some defiant children need special guidance to stop development of ODD (oppositional defiant disorder).

If your child is below the age of seven and showing all the symptoms, you should start taking journals on the problems of behavior of children.

Keeping a History Journal to Record Child Behavior Problems

You should start a journal if your child is really showing the conditions that are defined medically. The journal will work so importantly that you can hardly imagine.

You should notice all of symptoms and their occurrence time and places as how your child eats and sleeps, behavior with siblings, conditions that are not controlled easily, his or her aggression. You will have to gather all the information of his behavior in school times, restaurants, stores and family functions in order report at the time of professional assessment.