ADHD in 7 year old or something else?

[Kate86203]

As the title says, I'm struggling to know if this is normal or potentially ADHD in my 7 year old son, so while I wait for an appointment with the surgery, can anyone shed some light/ provide their experiences?
I've noticed this over the past year and these are the traits that makes me think it could be ADHD:

• Always talking over people/interrupting conversations
• Speaking very loudly, particularly around family/friends when he gets excited
• Always fidgety, especially during dinner, homework etc -Struggles to listen when being asked to do something, always needing to be asked 5 times before he does what's been asked
• Can't focus on things like bored games but can be very focused on lego
• Gets very emotional

However, he does well at school and focuses, the teachers haven't raised any concerns and says he's a good pupil. Has lots of friends and good social skills. Eats well, sleeps well. Communicates his feeling well and can reason well. Listens to instructions from adults and won't do anything he knows he shouldn't do.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Is the ADHD type behaviour consistent or does it go in peaks and troughs? Having been a KS1 teacher, I noticed that boys would go through phases where they were louder, less attentive and couldn't focus and it always coincided with them growing taller/bigger, i.e. a growth hormone spurt. They then calmed down for a while, and then it would start up again. Your little boy is sleeping and eating well. Some ADHD children find sleeping regular hours very challenging. I would say keep an eye on it and see if it's a consistent pattern but it may just be he's figuring things out and developing and sometimes he's tired and emotional (like all of us) :-)