Since my son was at pre-school there have been issues with his attention span and his listening, and this seems to have followed him to school, he is now in reception and has found himself on a behavior chart, as he fidgets a lot in class and if he is told to be in one part of the room and his friends are in another part she will turn around and he will be with his friends instead of what he is supposed to be doing. The teacher said she wants to get the head teacher to come and observe him in class, as she's not sure how to handle him as the chart doesn't seem to work very well with him. I asked what he is doing and she said fidgeting and wondering around the class room. She says he seems to attach himself to one child and follows them. She said he answers questions well and it's not an academic problem, as he's doing ok this side, but he doesn't listen well and has a short attention span! He was labelled like this at the pre school, and I am worried that this label is going to follow him everywhere. He is a little bit boisterous when playing with his friends sometimes,but no more than his friends. but he is very sharing, and isn't nasty or anything like that to any other children. She said he is a popular boy with lots of friends, but it's the not listening and following instructions which is causing the problem.
He is no angel, believe me, and the not listening and getting distracted drives me nuts too, although he seems to have gotten a lot better at home over the few months, and on a daily basis he's a good boy. He gets silly and way over excited when people come over and we go out which is a problem, as I think he finds it hard to channel his excitedness into anything and just makes himself look like he has adhd when he doesn't!!!! Helllllppppp!!!!!