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Okay, my 5 1/2 yr. old is in an all day KG program that is very intense. He was recently diagnosed with ADHD and we are going for second opinions and further testing at a specialty clinic at a children's hospital (but not until January). We are on week two of the Feingold diet to eliminate articificial colors, flavors, additives, etc., etc. We have been seeing some improvement at home but at school - wow!! He is only eating (I hope) what I pack for him. There are some comments from his teachers that he has some calm times during the day. However, today he was on a red (the worst) by 10 am and then they put him in the office for over an hour to just sit and do absolutely nothing for the rest of the day (when I got there yesterday he was in the office as well). He is there from 7:45 to 4:15 and the school program runs from 8:30 - 2 pm. I know that when he is tired (just like his dad when he was little) gets very hyper and has a hard time settling down.

I need to vent and see if anyone has any suggestions. I work full-time but am considering asking to work from home, to start with, 10 hours a week so I can pick him up a little after 2 to get him home to have a rest time at home (the one at school is one of his worst times - also I don't think he gets along with the PM teacher).

Anyway, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I don't even know what to tell the school because their options are limited but I also don't want him twiddling his thumbs in the office -not very productive. We need to do something between now and his appointment in January.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.