⇒ Difficulties in infancy (such as being overactive in the womb, reduced need for sleep).

⇒ Separation anxiety (as if the child was still attached to the umbilical cord)

⇒ Precociousness (doing everything early, with extra enthusiasm, "early adults")

⇒ Night terrors (not just bad dreams but vivid bloody.  Not waking up just before being stabbed, but actually witnessing the blood, guts and gore, mutilation)

⇒ Fear of death and annihilation

⇒ Rages

⇒ Oppositional behavior (first reaction is "no," deliberately breaking rules)

⇒ Rapid cycling (definite cycles sometimes in days, sometimes within the day between high energy and depressed)

⇒ Oversensitive to stimulation (colors, noises, clothes intolerance - especially collars, labels, and things that don't feel right)

⇒ Out of sync (unable to adapt to changes or "go with the flow")

⇒ Problems with peers

⇒ Temperature regulation problems (including taking clothes off because of heat intolerance)

⇒ Craving carbohydrates and sweets

⇒ Bed-wetting and soiling

⇒ Abrupt onset of "excessive" and/or inappropriate "happiness"

⇒ Increased sexuality (sexually inappropriate behavior - particularly for age)

⇒ Hallucinations (hearing voices, seeing things that aren't there)

⇒ Suicidal thoughts

⇒ Breaking things out of anger.

⇒ Sadistic impulses (wanting to see others hurt)

⇒ Staying angry for hours

⇒ Extraordinary speaking and artistic skills.

⇒ Having no memory of tantrum

⇒ "Regression" when angry (baby like, disorganized thinking and language, etc.)

⇒ Raging when told "no"

⇒ Morning irritability

⇒ Morning fuzziness

⇒ Morning physical symptoms (like headaches and tummy aches)

⇒ Being a bully

⇒ Depression a major symptom

⇒ Intentional misbehavior

⇒ Deliberately seeking risk

⇒ Neglect of normal hygiene or grooming

⇒ Sarcasm

⇒ Inappropriate humor

⇒ Racing thoughts

⇒ Threats of hostile behavior

⇒ Inability to hold a normal conversation

⇒ Extreme persistence towards accomplishing tasks

⇒ Head banging