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We go in for his evaluation today.... I'm sorry if I offended anyone with my post.  I didn't mean to. I don't think you offended anyone, and I'm glad you are going for an evaluation. I think it is a good idea to get some professional input and find out what is going on with your son. He sounds like he has loads of potential and he is young, so if you can get him headed in a positive direction now it will make all the difference in the world.
Let us know how the evaluation goes and best of luck! 

I understand exactly what you and your son are going through.

have him evaluated. I would call your pediatrician and ask for a referral to a pediatric neurologist. We had it done just shy of 5 yrs old. Iknew in my gut, found it in the toddler reading books, and had diagnosed him myself.

My son is adhhhhhhd and impulsive. He is very sweet, but could be impulsive.

Usually there is a co-morbid diagnosis as well. Lots have anxiety, some have depression. ADHD can cause depression just because of what they are put through - always in trouble, knowing what they are doing is wrong, but can't control it,  no friends, being bullied, labeled, etc.

Call your pediatrician now and ask for a referral for a professional who specializes in the field, not the ped. doing it. They aren't specialists!

Your son may also qualify for a 504/IEP plan as well. That is another topic!!

We are here for you, please post any questions, even about meds. Meds saved my son's life!! And I do NOT push meds. AGain, another topic!!

Regards

I'm new to this site, and also new to the possibility of ADHD. 

my son is 8 years old and has recently displayed some characteristics of ADHD.  The school is very concerned as am I.  He has been caught faking being sick, so he gets to come home (3 weeks in a row he didn't complete a full week of school).  The school would call because he was complaining and i would go and get him, and then he'd be fine.  THEN, he was caught stealing a toy from another student and lying about where he got it (he told three different stories to the faculty) during that fiasco, he also lied to me, a bold faced lie - he was crying and everything. even more recently, like in the past week, it's been lewd behavior, telling another girl she would look hot in a bikini (they are in 2nd grade) and also showing aggressive behavior - picking on a child because he wasn't included in a game and teasing another child because of a speech impediment.  After all this, he shows no remorse... until the consequences come and even then, he's only upset for a short while then he starts talking about and asking questions about what will happen if he's good for "X" amount of days.... to also add to the mix, he gets high honors.  i've never experienced a child who recieved high honors for grades all school year and yet the teacher claims is the problem child in the whole school (small school - one class per grade, grades k-6).

when i did a search of "child shows no remorse" many adhd sites showed up. 

my DH and I did have a meeting with the guidance counselor, his teacher and the dean last week, and they all agreed that DS is very smart and he has a great personality, but the fact that he consistently lies and disrupts the day is getting to be a major problem.  they advised that he get help from a professional because they claim he could be the columbine kid all over again. Can you believe that?

we've talked with about this with him, we remind him every evening and every morning that he has to behave and make good decisions. he feels like everyone is against him, his teacher hates him and he wants to go to a different school..

Our whole family is in on his care, and we did - as a family - discuss the possibility of professional help, but we agree that it seems a bit hasty. is it?  or will waiting hurt him more?    I have no experience with any of this.  If anyone has any experiences they can share, i would be most grateful.