So many ways of referring to the more or less the same thing - of course there is also ADD...
IS James "high needs"? I made a quick scan of the babycenter boards, and the descriptions given there are so much "more" than what he is. On the other hand, I have yet to encounter children significantly more intense then he is in real life. As or slightly more, maybe.
I know all toddlers display these behaviours, but he seems to to be so much more intense - extremely impatient; snatches; whines, screams, loudness - whether happy or angry, moves from extremes of emotions instantaneously; intense tantrums. More worrying is his lack of interest - he often doesn't appear to be listening, or engaged the way other kids are; he doesn't focus on one activity for long; it's hard to capture his attention sometimes - you can call him, put your face infront of him and speak to him, but he will be staring off into space, daydreaming.
Now, I've read the symptoms listed, and it all sounds like potential ADHD. But I can't believe that this is all negative. While he is so intense and it often leads to embarrasment for us in public - there is something very endearing about his independence.
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