Hi,
I joined so I could give you some information that may help.
Hand writting (dysgraphia), processing speed, anxiety, tired, distraction,
Look for Sluggish cognitive tempo. (Wikipeadia, and then go from there- the research is just starting up in this area after being overlooked for decades- these kids only cause " disruptions" to themselves and so get overlooked. (Smart mums/dads are picking it up now)
Previously kids have gone untreated or diagnosed with AD(H)D inattentive or combined group because they share "distraction" as an obvious symptom.
But this group is very different in other areas. For example, they are typically shy, introverted, dreamy eyed, idealistic types, that are well behavioured, and follow rules,
Except when things build up and- they feel overwhelmed, or haven't had the opportunity to "decompress" from the world, feel picked on (the external criticism, sets of a huge internal critic- which is feed by the individual knowing deep down that, at times- they can't do some simple tasks- as quickly/automatically as others- to people getting angry at them even though they did there best at the time.
You child is lucky in two ways.
1) he has a loving parent that will love him not matter what happens in the world or how he fails to meet up with his own standards (this is the most important thing)
2) He will benefit from the research that is really just starting now that the top researchers are realizing its a different group of individuals than ADHD.
