Because I'm currently worried about adhd.
He's always been high energy, fiddles incessantly with things etc. But when he goes through a particularly challenging phase he doesn't listen, has to be asked upwards of 3 times to do the simplest task, procrastinates, asks questions and almost immediately forgets the answer you've given him, throws himself around very boisterously and continues to do so even after you've repeatedly asked him not to etc. He's 6 and is currently eating us out of house and home too.
We're having a really difficult weekend because we're visiting in-laws and all they/ we have been doing is nagging and getting cross with him. I don't have any comparison so no idea what the boundaries of normal are. Mil and I get on but her house is like a show house and ds is bored. She has literally zero patience with him.
He'll then go through a really settled phase when he's as good as gold. He's otherwise well mannered, kind, great with people and fantastic with conversations with adults and children and is doing well at school (average or slightly above across the board if it matters) and his teachers have no concerns other than him being a bit silly with his best friend sometimes. They all say how well liked he is - and imo he really is a great kid! They do say he struggles to listen sometimes and is easily distracted/ lacks focus when in the wrong frame of mind.
He definitely goes through phases and I'd describe him as a bit of a roller coaster emotionally but great fun to be around most of the time (but difficult to contain, like he's always bubbling over with enthusiasm). I don't know if this is his character for life, he suffers through growth spurts or there's something else.
He's not naughty, knows right from wrong, is dealt with by us when he goes too far etc but is incredibly impetuous and nothing we say or do can temper it.