Hi all, first time posting here - just interested to know other people's opinions really!
DS turned 6 2 days ago and he is on the go ALL the time! He is my 3rd boy and the other two 13 and 11) are not at all like this! I can't decide if we ought to seek help or if it's just who he is! I know boys can be hard work at this age but his friends aren't crazy like him at all!
A little background - he started messing about in nursery, not doing as he was told, being a bit hitty with other kids etc. It was pretty much during his last term there and they did charts etc to help. He went up to reception and had a hell of a time settling in. Couldn't/wouldn't sit still etc, couldn't/wouldn't follow instruction. We felt the school were super harsh, there were only 9 in his class and the teacher just didn't seem to be able to get him to behave. We moved him to another school after 2 terms. New school worked with him and got him under control within a couple of weeks.
This year (yr1) his behaviour has deteriorated again. He can't/won't sit still/follow instructions. He sits on a table on his own to work. Has to walk with the teacher to lunch/PE etc. We see similar issues at home. We have to ask 6 times to put shoes on/clean teeth/come for dinner etc. He jumps everywhere, hurls himself at people (but is SUPER loving) School want us to get him assessed but we think they are over-zealous with sending kids for diagnoses (1 in 5 has a report!) so are dragging our heels about it.
This is probably a bit rambly but I wondered if anyone might have any insight?