[thelittlethings86]

My son is four years old. As I watch him, I am noticing more and more of my own behaviors become evident in his own. He's sleeping 2 hours at night, up for several and then sleeping 2 more hours with no signs of being tired in the morning. He will laugh hysterically/get overly excited at random insignificant things. (Such as getting a Popsicle) And he talks almost non-stop from the moment he wakes up until he finally passes out. His conversations topics range from something he just saw on TV to things that happened weeks or even years ago. While I have been trying to chalk this up to normal four-year-old behavior, this coupled with aggression issues we have been battling are started to make me wonder if he's bipolar as well. How young is too young to seek a diagnosis?

[kindachaotic]

If you are genuinely worried have him tested/evaluated independently before kindergarten. That way you will have your own results in case the school wants to do an evaluation. You can compare the two & decide what's best for him.

Wish you & your son all the best.

[Trippin2.0]

I understand the paranoia that comes with being a dxd parent, but honestly, He sounds much like my daughter, nephew,great nephew and most other kids I know that age. I wouldn't worry about it just yet... Please don't project your fears onto your son and look for signs that somethings wrong with him. His personality isn't even yet fully formed. We shouldn't want to medicate and treat every little quirk, Just enjoy him, and his enthusiasm btw, I met a 4y.o girl Tuesday at the beach, Hayley, she cheers at EVERYTHING, I thought it was cute, not ill.

[venusss]

He sems as a.............. child. Look, children are annoying at times, but most of them grow up out of it (but then... there are still annoying adults).

And let him be excited about life, because life will soon enough "cure" him out of that. Maybe we should learn from children about being excited about mundane things. It has been proven children laugh many times more than adults.

as for agression.... it depends. It could be that he is a boy and boys be boys.

If it is not causing ubersignificant distress, try not to get him involved with the system (unless you know a good child psychologist who will not slap a fad label on him, instead of working with him).

[tnlibrarian]

I have a four year old daughter and a four year old nephew. In all honesty, he sounds like a typical four year old. The only thing I see there that isn't typical is the sleep patterns. However, that could just him being him. I honestly wouldn't worry about it. However, if you are concerned talk to your pediatrician first and see what they think. If they feel there is a problem they will refer you out to someone who specializes in children.

[thelittlethings86]

Thank you all. I have been ill either physically or mentally my entire life. My son's father is mentally ill and we both have a history of drug abuse. Unfortunately this leads me to watching my son constantly terrified that I caused something to be wrong with him, thanks again.