At what point is this beyond normal toddler 😭

My little boy is 15 months, he's been mobile since 7 months old and when I say mobile I mean out of control.

Now I know climbing is a normal toddler phase, this is my third I've done this before and dealt with feral behaviour. But he seems to just never ever stop, he doesn't wind down, doesn't just 'dose off', even after we've been out all day he'll come home and be a total menace until bedtime. His favourite new thing is climbing on his toy cubby behind the sofa, over the sofa and sliding down it. Everytime I rearrange the furniture he finds a new way to use it dangerously.

At what point is this like different and need tackling, it's too young to diagnose ADD/ADHD but I'm pretty sure he has high sensory seeking needs. Anyone with any advice for me I'd appreciate it as I'm exhausted every single day just from being in a constant state of anxiety about him endangering himself everytime I turn my back. At this age with my other two I could leave the room for a few minutes and they'd be fine. Him? Absolutely not he cannot be unattended for a moment.

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My little one is a menace. Lately started climbing. If i need to do something i just take him with me to kitchen etc. Also watching something like Ms Rachel calms him down and lets me do something. I have experience with special needs children from work so i believe it's too early to say it. I also heard from a friend who has adhd child in a family that it's opposite. When they're small they're very 'not active' than they change. However this is not my experience. I would say it's too early to tell and like with everything we're all different so it doesn't mean anything yet. Just hang in there. I know it's hard. Hugs 🤗

I don’t have any advice regarding ADHD but just to say my son is exactly the same. He is 100 miles an hour all day long.

My little girl is a tornado. She is absolutely nuts. She always has been. She doesn't really nap, only sleeps 8 ish hours at night - up 5/6 times. She has been climbing the sofa for 6 months now and hasn't stopped. Started climbing out of the cot before she was a year old too. She has to have a massive crash to go to sleep at night. Literally be screaming from exhaustion to sleep. She started crawling at 5 months and walking at 8 so its been fab 🤣 wouldn't change her for the world though

3rd babies are another being. However our "danger baby" nephew now has an asd and is on is way to an adhd diagnosis.

But my 16 month old daughter gets wild when she is getting more and more tired. If she can't sit its time for bed.

We have a playroom set up which means she can be left in a secure room with lots to do, but once she figures out she can climb the shelves I am sure that will change.we have a camera in there we can watch on our phone so I can wash up etc while seeing she is safe

We have a play pen. We chnage the joys up that are in there regularly which stops the boredom

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