No I've never even consulted a doctor about it to be honest.

The thought that he may be has crossed my mind a time or 2 but never a real issue until now.

Ever since a baby he has had to be 'entertained'. Where my daughter is able to sit and play nicely by hersef.

He's always been a little wild n I've always just contributed that to the fact he's a little boy. And he's a lot like me too. Always movin n I notice he does this one thing that I do and kind of changes topic randomly when talking.

He's also been very excitable n I've noticed tends to get more wound up about stuff than kids his age.

He is able to concentrate in school n this far has no problems sitting and paying attn in class.

Oh he's also a motor mouth he never shuts up LOL

I've been chalking the recent behavior up to the change in diet and the fact that he in his own words has told me he wishes he had a dad.

If he's having trouble staying calm at school (as I and most other people with ADD or ADHD did)....


Has it ever occurred to you that school may be such a trouble spot because school (not to mention desk jobs, but that's for another thread) is a completely unnatural environment?

Humans spent millenia evolving to be active beings, but somehow we've arrived at a point where sitting still and staying calm is a virtue. Which is, of course, complete insanity. Most kids are active to begin with, but for those with hyperactivity issues even more so.

I've often wondered about the wisdom of our tendency to try to mold human beings around a situation they may not be suited to, rather than find a scenario that suits how they were designed. Some kids can accomplish quiet and that's great for them, but I wonder if we're not making a mistake trying to get people whose biology doesn't make calm a simple task for them to comply.


If you can afford, have you considered alternative schooling methods?

This is an interesting way of looking at it meow. And I see what your saying. Luckily though, school is about the only place he doesn't have a problem. LOL

I can't explain how he is. Like, hell run around the house aimlessly like a nutt just making noise n stuff n it's like from almost the instant he gets up in the morning and the very second we get hone in the evenings.

I'm sure it's all the pent up energy from sitting at school all day. I know he's on his best behavior there too because I've talked a lot w his teachers the last 2 yrs n they say they never have any problems.

I think it's just been a long yr for him. A lot of changes. Combined with being cooped up inside in the winter, and the shit he's eating.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

You are soooo lucky

I definitely believe it is hard for creative people to have to sit. I know I wasn't very fond of school either when I was growing up. The work got stale quickly and other children got on my nerves too

You cannot go wrong with a balanced diet and getting enough sleep.

However you have highly energetic people that will apply that energy for good things, and others who will devote that energy to wrong things and trying to get a child (or even many adults) with ADD/ADHD to see that difference is extremely difficult sometimes.

Feed them whole foods rather than packaged foods. Follow that one rule and everything else will be fine. Kids don't need protein shakes, they just need food that came wrapped in its natural fiber rather than plastic.

And yeah, exercise. A brain won't be wired properly if the only things kids move are their thumbs on a video game controller or keyboard.

Limit sugar and screentime.