My brother (who is now 21) was a terror when he was younger. He was a smart kid and when he focused he did well but to get him to sit down, pay attention and focus it was near impossible! We knew from the beginning he was an extremely over active child. He could never sit at one place for long, he could never sit and watch a 2 hour movie, he was never interested in any one game for long periods of time and when he started school this behavior continued. God knows the amount of times I had to drive to the school to pick him up cause he got in trouble! The only reason he got in trouble is because he couldnt stay in class for long periods of time, he had to always be on the move, touching something, doing something, talking, etc, etc anything to keep him entertained! Well, it wasn't long before the school's child study team had a meeting with my mother and I and told us that they could no longer handle my brother and his disruptive behavior was no longer tolerated. They believed he had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and referred us to a child psycologist and asked for my brother to be placed on medication. My brother started seeing a psychologist and then placed on Ritalin, a few more months later he was moved up to Concerta, he was with concerta for a while with every few months increasing the dosis, it came a time that the meds would make brother go into a trance, at times he just looked like he was out of it, this is when we took him off the meds but the school noticed the difference in my brother's behavior and asked we put him back on meds! Doctor then put him on Adderall and when that one didnt work they put him on wellbutril. After 8 years of medication my brother at the age of 13 decided he didnt want to do it anymore, the side effects from the pills were dry mouth, stomach issues, dizziness, etc-- he still has ADHD and he still experienced problems all through high school but is not as bad anymore. I suggest you talk to your school's child study team and get some guidance from them as to where you can get your child diagnosed.
