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My son is 5 and is kind of the same. He is very "busy" and has to be doing something all the time or he hits, throws and is all together bad. My husbands cousin was the same way when he was youger so I asked her for advise since we were not going to medicate under any circumstances. She took everything out of their house that had any kind of artifical, manufactured or un-natural ingredients in it. In essence the entire family went to a 100% all natural diet. They didn't eat anything that had coloring or unnecessary sugar in it and made a lot of their own chips and snacks. His cousin is now 21 and just fine. He stays busy on his computer or video games. We did this with our son as well, on a limited basis. We don't let him have a lot of coloring, no soda, only certain kinds of juices and controlled carbs. We also burn as much energy off him when we can. Even if it is not easy or convenient we go outside and let them run, ride bikes or jump on the trampoline (that's takes a lot out of him). I hope this helps. Since he is in school and has to sit for prolonged periods of time I taught him to twiddle his fingers and twirl pencils to keep busy. I talked to his teacher and she is ok with it since it will keep it in his seat. Medication is hard to do. My husband and I both agree that we will never put either child on it. The worst part of it is that most adhd meds are controlled substances. Once someone is on a controlled substance it will stay with them forever. When they try to get a job later in life and that somehow shows up on his records they can legally deny him that job. Even the military will do this because it makes them out to be unstable. I hope this helps. A company called WellnessOne offers nutrition classes relating to adhd.