friends help: Does my 6 year old daughter have ADHD or something else? - Help.com

Indeed, you allready getting there.

maybe sports is an anwser, so she can get out all that bottled energy.
A friend of mine tutored adhd kids, it sounds quite similar. (not sure)
They also often went swimming, the kids loved this and also got more calm.

Try to focus on the good, and look less at the bad things (maybe you allready did) try to come up with a point system maybe where she gets a sticker every time she does something good.

the huggs, i dont know about that, maybe just have a little talk with her in private that not all people like this.

Not sure hun. Will invite someone who knows a lot about raising kids etc, she used to run a daycare 2 and knows a lot about recognising things like that.

Just because your child isn’t like other children doesn’t necessarily mean there is something wrong with her. ADHD is so over diagnosed, you have to know that not that many kids could have it. Limit at home distractions, cut all junk food, maybe even pull her from extra activites, spend more one on one time with her and see what happens. Maybe it’s all just a bit much for her. Over scheduled kids tend to be a bit distracted. Heck, if I’M over booked I get distracted.

if your child is having difficulties… and the teacher is noticing such behavior.. best advise is to get her to the dr’s for an evaluation… or a referral to some place that does evaluations for such things.. it could possibly be adhd, add, or even a touch or autism… but again… having it checked out now will result in getting the help necessary in order to keep her learning at the same level as everyone in her class..

Please, please, please do whatever you can without putting her on meds. Group work, a nutritionist, mild therapy, but not meds. It’s the answer to everything these days and it’s horrific. Try to limit her TV/computer access, make it as short as possible, it won’t be helping if there is anything wrong with her.
Kids are by their nature a little manic, the whole point of childhood is to run around, get into everything and enjoy themselves. Avoid medication if at all possible, you’ll be changing her entire personality for the worse.

Your daughter is only 6. She’s only in kindergarten. Unless she is super hyperactive, she is probably too young for a diagnosis of ADHD, although I’m sure there are doctors out there who would diagnose it anyway. It is typical for kids that young to have a very short attention span and be distractable and forgetful. Try instead to limit her tv viewing, and keep her occupied with things instead like educational toys. Also be careful to ensure a nutritious diet.

As for the hugging, that is a behavioural problem that needs to be addressed. No drugs will fix that.