I remember when my son was 3 and 4 years old. No lets go back to about 2 yrs old. I would put him in bed around 9 pm. I had to put up one of those child gates in front of his bedroom door to keep him in his room. He got up over and over and over. I could not find a gate that he could not climb. I was a single parent at this time and stayed with my mom alot. I had undiagnosed adult adhd and though I had my own apartment, I was incapable of living on my own. Anyway, you wouldn't think of a 2 yr old having insomnia but I found myself still putting him back in bed well after 2 or 3 am. And it's not that he wanted to be awake, he wanted to run and play. I tried to make him sit on my lap and listen to songs or stories.My mom started taking care of him some nights so i could get some rest. If it was every now and then it would not have been so bad, but it happened EVERY night to some degree. Sometimes I would just sit and cry while he tottled around and threw his toys. As he got older his behavior got worse. He wasn't a bad kid, he just couldn't relate to proper behavior. He was kicked out of 2 day-cares and preschool and went through kindergarten twice. It was such a struggle. He was always behind in his learning. Well, now My son is 12 yrs old and he's in 5th grade. he takes Vyvanse and is doing well now. He's not a disruption anymore and he has a few friends. He's making B's and C's in class. It took some time though to get to this point. Several therapist's and one medication after another until we found the right one. He was diagnosed at 4 but could not be treated until he was 7. The doctors wanted to wait and see if he would grow out of it. I know its hard to deal with and love a child that shows sighs of adhd at such a young age. Just keep trying, do the best you can and make sure your little girls knows you love her now matter what. It will get better, I promise.

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When my oldest, now 16, was only 18 months old I took him to the doctor in a panic. I knew something was wrong and I wanted help! The doctor, while sympathic and in agreeance with me, refused to do anything until he entered school. Not preschool or child care but 1st grade. It was a long time to have to deal with his symptoms before finally getting him help.

I think that it is important to share your concerns with your doctor now. My youngest son, age 10, was just diagnosed this week. I really didn't know what was going on but I knew something was wrong. In my denial, I never brought it up to the doctor, and as a result, we are in the 5th grade and just now have a diagnosis. I think it's very important to put your concerns out there (I didn't :( ) so that it is documented that you see trouble from an early age.

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