i think my daughter may have ADHD

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sarahmullins02
sarahmullins02 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited April 2017 in Families and carers
Hi all i really need some help pls and my daughter i think she may have ADHD she has special needs she has mental development delay and sensory prombles she is 3 years old and 5 months old atm and the people we have involved with us dont seem to be taking myself and my hubby serious and seem to help us how do i go about getting my daughter looked at for ADHD can anyone on here help us pls 

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  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,602 Championing
    Hi @sarahmullins02 welcome to the community.

    What sort of behaviour does she display that makes you think it is ADHD? Do you see a specialist for her?
  • sarahmullins02
    sarahmullins02 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Hi my daughter is like a forever ready battery going a 100 miles a hour all the time and cant sit still and or do normal things like her behaviour at times is really bad and she is always wanting to go staight on to something eles without finishing the first thing she started 
  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,602 Championing
    Could those symptoms be down to the developmental delay?  Is she under a specialist for her needs? Does your daughter go to nursery?

    There's info here about ADHD, it says;
    If your GP thinks your child may have ADHD, they may first suggest a period of "watchful waiting" lasting around 10 weeks – to see if your child's symptoms improve, stay the same or get worse. 


  • sarahmullins02
    sarahmullins02 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Hi sam ive been watching her for about 2 years now and she has got worse and i have appointments with gp again nexted week 
  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,602 Championing
    I hope you get somewhere with your GP.  I hope there will be other members along soon with some experience of little ones with ADHD  :)
  • sarahmullins02
    sarahmullins02 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Thank u hunni