I am THINKing, I'm Just Being Anxious. :(

Hi sweetie. Your just anxious. Leave him be. He is energetic and healthy. Let him be himself, no more doctors for him, okay. Now send him here, i'll keep him busy, so you can go and sleep.

hello neildc, Do you think i have an ADHD too? i cannot blame you for having worries about lil Zay but most of the children at his age is really hyperactive you can consult a doctor i think having ADHD is not serious like Sleep Apnea we just pray that it's nothing serious i did not say ignore the idea but don't be anxious it will not help you. I think i want to agree that you must have a neuro test , Zay is a strong one he can surpass this through relax don't be hard to yourself. have a nice day

I think you are over thinking things. He is making up for lost time and lack of energy. How old is he? Is he on any medications long term? Does he get caffeine? Is there time to play outside everyday? All these things would be things I would look at before I put a label on him.

It is my opinion that ADHD is not some sort of disease that randomly selects children, who then need medication in order to control it. That is how mainstream doctors who love to deal out medications like society to see it. To me ADHD is nothing more than sensitivity to the chemicals that are in foods. When I was a child, it was red or green cordial that sent my hypo. These days, there are many additives in all sorts of processed foods, so that when the system gets overloaded with them, it acts differently than it should. This is when you get symptoms which are commonly known as ADHD these days. It is no coincidence that the rise in processed foods has also seen the rise in this disorder in recent years. It can be fixed by getting more natural organic foods and less processed foods. I have seen people here go off their ADHD medication just by changing their diet.

hello neil, There you are again my dear brother Zayzay is fine okay? Here's what you need to do.. stop reading whatever research you are doing right now. enjoy zayzay being hyperactive (do you want a kid that who just sit in a corner having his own world?...i bet you would prefer ADHD) OR...again...go and have the neuro test

With everything you have described, it sounds like you could really benefit from a more holistic treatment. I would highly recommend a vegan diet as well as a good meditation technique under a proper, well-established instructor / guide. You can see for yourself all the links that come up when you run a search for "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder + Vegan Organic Diet". Many medical & alternative practitioners from around the world have had a lot of success with their patients using these two treatments alone & no other medication, etc. One example is Dr. Giuseppe Pagnoni, who is also a Neuroscientist at Emory University, Georgia, USA. He has this to say: "…Meditation could help treat attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder, major depression and other disorders marked by distracting thoughts." Also, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., Neuroscientist, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA has this to say: "Meditators move activity in their brains away from the stress-prone right frontal cortex to the calmer left frontal cortex. This decreases the negative effects of stress, mild depression and anxiety. There is also less activity in the amygdala, where the brain processes fear." This link shows the study finding that ADHD is linked to pesticide exposure. http://www.care2.com/greenliving/study-links-pesticides-and-adhd.html#

Well if he is between 2-5 years old it is difficult yet to determine if he has ADHD. Between these ages children are really that hyperactive because he just discovered a lot of his skills, like running, exploring on his own that is why they are hyper at many times. But this should slow down as they age. So for now observe his behavior but not to the expense that you are having an anxiety attack. Relax and enjoy his boyhood it is but just once in a lifetime we see this moments. sometimes I miss my son who is now 9 yo already. Grown up already and I miss those days that he runs around.

Hi Neil...glad to here our little champion is doing ok. He surely is a bunch of energy. For sure, have him checked out...better to be safe than sorry but don't just settle for one opinion, get 2 or even 3. It's better to be safe than sorry. Cheers and good luck!

hi neildc oh do relax he is just getting over all the strain of the sleep apnea and the surgery and all, he will soon settle down but remember before he was probably a little placid as he was being derived of good quality sleep.,so hes just recovering from all of this and it making him a little hyper. you are probably really overreacting too I mean for a child his age a little mischievousness is really kinda natural.ADHD is in my estimation highly overrated. every child thats not placid gets oarents all worried somethings wrong with them. and i wou ld bet most are perfectly normal.also Neil you and your wife have also been through the wringer of all his illness, and the worry of funds, and the surgery and all. so now you need to relax and count your blessings. I do think ypu are just anxious and overreacing. hugs to all from hatley.

nEIL, QUIT TRYING TO FIND something wrong w/Zayzay & just let him be a little boy & enhoy his life,

You have every right to be concerned, Neil. But, he may only be hyperactive, without the attention deficit. Here are some things to look for in ADHD: Signs and symptoms of ADHD may include: 1. Forgetfulness. He often forgets or loses routine items, like his lunch box or backpack. 2. Trouble paying attention to details. He doesn't appear to be listening and struggles with following directions. 3. Overly impulsive. He often acts before thinking, without considering consequences or previously discussed plans. 4. Over focused on tasks. He may get "stuck" in a routine or behavior and have trouble disengaging. 5. Has trouble shifting focus. This behavior becomes especially noticeable at school. 6. Doesn't complete tasks. When assigned a project or chore, he finds it hard to finish and is easily distracted by his "more interesting" surroundings. 7. Constantly fidgets and squirms. When asked to sit in a chair, he may try to get up and run around or fidget and squirm endlessly. 8. Talks excessively. He routinely interrupts others and doesn't give them a chance to respond. 9. Can't keep powerful emotions (good or bad) in check. He may over react with outbursts of anger or throw a temper tantrum that seems unwarranted. 10. Has difficulty waiting for his turn. In class or when playing games he grows impatient and irritable while waiting. I was a typesetter, typing a medical textbook when my son was 8 years old. His teachers up to that point had ALL asked me what his problem was. I said I didn't know. Then, when I was typing about ADHD one day, I was typing this list of symptoms and, before I had finished typing the list, I was on the phone to my son's doctor, telling him that I think my son had ADHD. He said, "Let's get him tested" and we did. Yes, it turned out that my son did have ADHD. I only knew because of this list I was typing. I hope it helps you with Zayzay! Also, as a "somewhat follower" of astrology, I have noticed some similarities between Zayzay and myself when I was little. Since he and I are both Aries, it MAY just be an Aries trait that we're always a bit faster on our feet than our brains can keep up with or maybe it's our brains that are far ahead of our feet but, either way, we tend to be very, very active people. My mother told me not long after my son was diagnosed with ADHD that I probably also had ADHD but was never diagnosed. There was no name for it when I was young but I had a lot of the same symptoms as my son. So, I'm not sure if it's an Aries thing or if both Zayzay and I have ADHD. Well, the "H" part of that ended a LONG time ago for me. I'm anything but hyperactive these days! Still, I have a hard time concentrating. The only way to know for sure is to have him tested. There is also not much you can do for him except to TRY to teach him how to deal with certain situations. My son had to have his schoolwork cut in half. If he had a page of homework, I had to break it down to two shorter pages so he wasn't overwhelmed by the whole thing at once. I had to teach him how to remember things. (I use association to remember things.) We worked together a lot while I tried to help him learn how to learn with certain "calming" techniques. Not much helped, though, except with medication. I hated giving him that medication and, once the dosage was increased to what I considered to be a large amount, I said no more medication! No, there's really not much you can do with a child with ADHD but love them, try to hold on to your sanity and know that they will eventually grow up and get their own home. Good luck with Zayzay, Neil. I know what it's like to have a son like that. It's amazing that I have any sanity left at all.

Hyper is normal. The apnea could be from being hyper. Sounds logical to me. My daughter was hyper when she was young and I was told by her doctor that I could either put her on medication or moderate her snack foods that have preservatives in them. I did the former and it worked fine. I wish you luck.

How old is Zayzay again? Well you know sometimes restlessness is part of the whole childhood thing. Zayzay probably understands a bit that after a certain procedure done on him he is now healthier and so he turns to fun and games to prove how healthy he really is! Now about ADHD there are criteria to consider before a doctor diagnoses ADHD. I have not memorized it since it's been centuries since my last Psychia subject but a child with ADHD never stays put, has very short attention span and cannot stay on one task. No task ever gets done. He can barely handle any forms of communication, etc etc.... Try telling Zayzay a story and if you finish one storybook because he stayed to listen, that's a good sign.

Hi Neil! Very glad to hear little ZayZay has recovered nicely from the operation. Do not worry about his hyperactivity for the moment. He is probably not used to having such energy because he is getting the sleep he needs now. Plus, he is a boy. Boys are more hyper than girls. Find activities for him to work off that excess energy he has. He is a boy, and boys have tons of energy. Maybe you are not used to seeing him like this.

sounds like he is feeling great! got to run off the energy he built up. stop reading and ask a Doc

Hi Neildc, People are too quick to try to blame a child being active on ADHD these days, firstly I would check whether it could be a certain food product that is making him this way. Most boys are very active anyway. With my own son, I get physically worn out but he is just being a normal child, he will have his moments where he will sit for ages drawing which most children with ADHD cannot seem to do for long before being distracted to something else. The schools here do not usually start recognising it in a child until they are at least 5/6 so as your son is so young I would wait to see how he is once at school before paying out to get a diagnosis. I have a nephew with Asperges and the calmer and more routine there is around him the better he is. Enjoy having fun with your son, he sounds a delight although a very active one. Huggles. Ellie :D

I cannot say for sure of course but I doubt Zayzay has ADHD. My guess is that he probably has not felt as good or as energetic as he does now that he is getting adequate rest and sleep each day. The fact that he’s had so much attention focused on him may also have something to do with his hyperactivity now that the fuss has lessened somewhat. I would keep an eye on him and have him checked out by more than one doctor if you are still worried. You wouldn't be a good father if you didn't have such concerns...

Hello Neildc, Maybe he's just fine and being active, I know he was shy during the first mylot conference. I think he needs to live up his life, as long as he's not hurting other kids or any of you're family then he's just fine. I think it's best to let him be that he can be, who knows, he might become a celebrity one day if you give him the chance to.

If you really are worried about his behavior you can approach a psychologist who will be able to know his true condition, just for your peace of mind so you wouldnt need that neuro test.

Thinking too much makes me anxious and even sad sometimes, I hear the great genious of history like Eistein used to stay for hours with a blind mind, just being him self, not thinking. We have to moderate everything we use and the brain is the same thing, I believe everyone when they think too much they be something, my mother used to get angry.