[TxBec]

When my son was in 3rd grade he had a teacher who said he needed Ritalin. She said he had ADD, not ADHD. While she said he was "as sweet as could be," he would stare off into space when he was in class and be in his own little world. She said that Ritalin would help him focus. She also cited numerous occasions where she would leave the class unattended and then sneak back to watch them all through the glass in the door. My son would be "perched up on his chair and not sitting in it properly as he should." My question was why she would leave the class unattended and then feel the need to "spy" on them. If that was the worst behavior she could cite him with, I considered myself blessed. Needless to say, I said no, and he went on to make honor roll in later grades without Ritalin (go figure.)

[luckystarmom]

My son's 2nd grade teacher also said that she thinks he has ADD. She wanted special provisions when they did the Stanford Acheivement Test, but I said no. He tested way above his grade level in everything except for science (and he wasn't taught any science, unfortunately).

The test confirmed my suspicions, he was bored in 2nd grade.