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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the above poster. I also wanted to add that there are a number of reasons a child could be distracting other children that aren't ADHD. Immaturity is one reason, for example. Children who are young for their grade typically get in more trouble for these things than others. Some kids are just prone to these things and need stricter boundaries and help learning them. Other kids may have a social-emotional need that needs short-term support through therapy. There could be a non-ADHD learning disability that a child is covering for by being social because it's a more preferred activity than doing work. Being distracting to other children could also be as innocent as first-day jitters. [/quote]

Fourth Grade is getting to the point that maturity should be less of an issue. The kid should be able to settle down when the teacher tells him to settle down.

I don't buy the OP's telling. IF the Teacher called home on the first day it is because the child has already been diagnosed with ADHD, it is in his record, and the child was out of control. OR the Teacher called home because there are past notes, either written or verbal, from past teachers saying that testing for ADHD has been recommended and the parents are not taking that advice. But there is no way the Teacher was as blunt as the poster reported.

My money is still on a troll. [/quote]

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