Does my Daughter have add or adhd?

Question

okay my daughter does good in school better then some kids but its like the minute she comes home she turns me and her daddy put if i tell her not to do something the next day she does it like i didnt even tell her and when we ask her what did we tell you she says she forgot. She has a hard time listening and minding, while at home. I have to get on her constantly and this isn't my daughter she is only 5 and i know for a fact that this is not how she normally acts she doesnt get spankins more like a time out in the corner or her games taken away but her dad does the spankin. she can read certin things that she learned in school, and knows her ABC'S and 123's and colors but i just wanted someone's other point of what is goin on? So please help me or tell me what i'm doin wrong. IF you will please e mail me at [e-mail] thanks for all your help

Answer 1

The best answer you can get is to have your daughter evaluated.  No one on here can tell you if she has it or not.  Sometimes it can be something else like a behavioral problem or something is happening at home or school.  Or it could be a mental thing.  You need to get her evaluated.  My son is 15 and he's been seeing doctors for the longest and everyone is telling me different diagnosis.  But there more leaning towards ADHD.

Answer 2

No this is not ADD, this is a child that is learning how to control the family.  I know this because i have a 5 yr old boy that exhibits the same traits.  Good luck to both of us..  lol

Answer 3

What makes you think thats ADD? I have ADD and I can tell what it is... it's when you can't pay attention like when watching a tv show you can't watch the whole thing without getting distracted like 5 times in the middle. Or if you have ADHD not only do you get distracted but you can't sit still to watch it either. Has nothing to do with her obeying or disobeying you. There's a deeper problem and diagnosing her with ADD is not the answer.

Answer 4

No your daughter does not have ADD or ADHD she just know what buttons she can push on you and her father,

Answer 5

She's not ADD.  She's exhibiting the results of a lack of early training and discipline.  You haven't been training her (which comes FIRST before discipline), you haven't been expecting things of her, and you haven't been using discipline consistently.

Answer 6

while ADD is a CHEMICAL IMBALANCE, a child must exhibit the criteria all of the time, not just in certain situations.

try meeting with her teacher and learning about the boundaries they have in the classroom.

bring those home and be consistent with them,

and i guarantee you will see a change.

good luck!