Hoping for some advice or help from people that may have had similar situations. My son is now 7 and has always been abit different to his peers. I've always felt like somethings maybe not quite right. I spoke with an acquaintance who is a teacher and she said it sounds like ADHD/ADD. I've spoken with his teacher, she said she'll keep an eye out but I felt like my concerns were brushed off. He seems to struggle with social situations and doesn't seem to understand how to behave. For example, he doesn't understand personal space- he'll get really close to people's faces to talk and I can often see it makes the other person uncomfortable- I've spmioken with him about this many times but he doesn't grasp why it's not ok. He struggles with his learning and is 1 year behind. He gets bored and frustrated very quickly- if he doesn't manage his reading/writing etc straight away, he'll say I can't do it, I'm so dumb, I don't know what to do. We always respond by telling him he's very clever and it's ok to not get something straight away, we keep trying, that's how we learn. We try to be very positive and praise him for everything he manages and be understanding of things he finds difficult. He has not been invited to a birthday party for 2 years. He always ends up being left out when playing with a group of his peers- he doesn't have the same understanding that they do of social things- if they're play fighting, he always ends up hitting too hard, upsetting someone- he doesn't understand despite me trying to explain this over and over. When eating, he's very messy and will grab at food trying to get as much as he can in his plate- he is always offered plenty of food and eats well, he's a normal size for his age, he just doesn't understand that you don't do that. More often than not, when in a gathering with other children, he gets upset and ends up being excluded, alot of the time he will play with and get on better with younger children- it's as if he understands them better and is more on that level. I always speak to anyone that's picking on him and I speak with my son to try to help him understand why someone has been upset with him etc. I am as calm as possible. I just feel quite upset seeing that he's not thriving and seeing him upset. I want to help him but I'm not sure what to do to get him the help he needs. As time goes on, his education and his friendships are being affected. I have tried to talk to him about him about his feelings- for the first time, he responded the other day and told me when he hits his siblings, it's because he gets so mad and annoyed that they're not listening. It felt huge that he shared that with me because he's never spoken about his feelings before. I have tried to give him tequniques for dealing with his emotions but I feel like he needs more support. If you have read all this, thankyou for bearing with me. Any advice on how I can go forward and get him help would be appreciated