Is the age of 2 too early to tell if your child has ADD/ADHD?

yes it is too young, also try getting him outside for atleast an hour a day, it might help, watch his diet, is he getting enough sleep, is he being stimulated in the daytime, he sounds like a very bright boy, who needs extra stimulation, try not to turn his gifts into a disability, you can get any child labeled ADHD, it is over diagnosed so many times

My daughter is the same way and like your little boy she is SUPER smart. I think that is the cause of it. She is so into absorbing new things that she wants to just see everything and know everything. I LOVE it! enjoy it and take advantage of it to teach him a lot of new things!

I think 2 yrs is to young. All children are different and it sounds like your child is doing things that the other children are not doing right now. It sounds like he is the "terible twos" stage. This will pass.

Two is too young to say ADD or not. My son is the same way. He has NEVER been still. The best thing that i do for him is have plenty of activities available. Coloring, painting, outside for ANYTHING, once he gets restless with one thing we move on to another. I try to teach him things as we go along. But for my sanity outside time is the best. I just call out to him the alphabet and he says it with my, same with numbers. Good Luck!!

Children have to be taught how to behave, and how to control their bodies. Its the natural state of any child to want to act however feels good at the time. And generally thats in ultra-destructo mode. Teach your son how to behave, talk to him constantly about how to expect him to behave. Point out good and bad behavior in his peers, "look at how that little girl is holding her mommies hand, she is such a good grown up little girl, iam so glad that you can stand just like a big boy with mommy"or "How sad, look at how that little boy is crying and making a mess in the store, what a shame. Iam so glad that you dont act like that because you know how to stand nicely with mommy." Talk to him constantly. "Honey, mommy expects you to stand nice and control your body while we're in the store. I want you to grow up and be an excellent man some day. We dont do ugly things like run around all crazy." Say things just in passing. "Mommy is so glad you can be still and control your body." or "You are so good at running and playing, but iam so glad you know how to stand so still some times." This is how to teach him good behavior. Once he knows it, hold him accountable for it. Even if it means excuting a time out in the car and leaving behind a full cart of groceries in the check out line. You committment to teaching and consistancy is what you have to provide for him to learn. You should have a quiet time every day where he can learn to be quiet and entertain himself with his mind and not his body. Its a learned trait. Beyond that, dont feed him boxed foods. ANything processed will be burned like sugar, its simplified starches. And the preservatives build up in the body and act like stimulants.

2 is too young to diagnose, but it's not too young to start working with helping a hyperactive child cope and develop skills for dealing with life! Hyperactive children do best with LOTS of structure in the home and very consistent, reliable expectations for behavior and discipline. Because it will be harder for your child to develop self-control over his actions if he does end up being ADD/ADHD or if he just has some issues with hyperactivity he will rely on YOU to be VERY reliable in providing him with expectations for what he needs to be doing at any given time and what the consequences will be if he doesn't follow through with the desired behavior. Good luck!

Here is some good info about ADD/ADHD. http://www.addcoachacademy.com/add-adhd-test-diagnosis.html For my son, who is 2, I bought a harness. I know that people look at you funny, but I don't want him in a stroller all the time and he runs away. And, he is old enough to be talked to about his behaviour. Talk to him away from the situation... like before you go out shopping or something... "when you run away while mommy is shopping, I get angry". Then, ask him to stay with you and give him constant reminders... "You are doing a great job staying with mommy... remember... no running away."

He doesn't have ADHD, he is just active, alert and smart. I have two of those (maybe a third, we will see, he's due anyday now). Our sons are very smart, too smart, and there isn't anything that they can't do! We have abandoned all little plastic baby-proofing around our house in favor of metal chains, locks and keyed-lock doorknobs. We have a 4-yr-old and a 2-yr-old (and the new baby coming), all boys. The can disassemble anything (we have to keep the tools locked up and they can still manage it if they find change). Just love him, and try to rest up when you can! As for trying to accomplish things, I have learned to be fast, or prepared. I write out most of the check in the car and just leave the amount etc so I can save time. Good luck

My son is the exact same way and has been since I can remember. He is now 6 almost 7 and the Dr's are just now doing testing for ADHD. From what I have been told they don't like to test for these things untill they are in school and it is causing problems with learning. ADHD runs on both sides of the family so I kind of knew it was going to happen. I really didn't want to jinx him, but I could tell from early on. I have always sets rules, limits and boundaries for my children, but with my son it doesn't matter what we do or say he is always doing SOMETHING he isn't supposed to. It honestly has been really draining the past few years as things have gotten so much worse. He had to start kindergarten late because of his birthday, so that is why he is just now starting the testing process. Hopefully before the fall when he enters 1st grade we will have some answers and something will be done about it so he can perform in school like we know he can. His teacher has even said that he is an extremely above average student and yet he is not performing at that level and will not apply himself. He has always been a very very smart baby and child like some others have said. With that being said I wish something could have been done at an earlier age, but like the Dr's have said it is quite hard to diagnose a child that young when you don't know if they are just very active child or if there is an underlying problem. I know it may seem tough, but wait a few years and then go from there.