Something to also consider ... Your son may be more intelligently advanced for his age which means that he could be so bored and unchallenged by the learning material that "getting into trouble" is simply trying to call attention to that ...

Therefore, I'd also explore this option before hanging a label on him and medicating him ... It could be that moving him ahead to a level that's more fitting for his intellectual capabilities could resolve all this other stuff ...

Just a thought ...



ps. As far as spanking goes ... I'm totally against it as I grew up in a brutally abusive home ... I know there's a difference between discipline and abuse, but it's a fine line ... Resorting to physical violence (and, to me, any form of hitting is violence) will perpetuate a whole other hosts of problems in addition to the initial one ... There are so many other ways to handle disciplinary issues without resorting to hitting ... Please explore those options! ... Thank You!