Is there a link between adhd and missing milestones in their babyhood like crawling.
If a child never crawls but goes strainght to walking would there be negative physical results that could cause adhd.
Crawling teaches eye-hand coordination, upper body strength . . .
Could there be other childhood/babyhood milestones that if skipped over could cause adhd?
Thank you so much for your answer,
Faith
Faith
Thank you for your question and welcome to ADHDCentral.com
Thank you for your question. ADHD does not normally impact developmental milestones, although there is a age range for each milestone.
For more information:
ADHD in Children: Birth Through 12 Months
Eileen
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I was so proud when my 8 month old started to walk. Now when I look back I know that was one of many tell-tale signs. He crawled for about a week and took off to walking like he had done it before. I remember playing at a fast food restaurant in Puerto Rico where there are many old wives tales and this elderly woman said children that walk so early are not good in math, of course I poo-pooed it. Maybe there is something to it. I do have to say my now 15 year old son is an advance learner and also in math, but maybe he lucked out with not having a learning disability which so many adhd children have. He however did not luck out of not having ADHD, newly diagnosed due to no one catching the signs and not interfering with his academics in elementary. He got by in school due to scoring above average until now Jr. High and up when he has lost motivation I believe of the struggle to control his impulsiveness, lack of focus, and self-esteem.
So yes, I believe there is a correlation between ADHD and missing milestones. However, I do not believe because of skipping over this milestone is the cause of ADHD.
Is there anyone else out there that missed the crawling stage?
Would be interesting to know,
Lisa
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