Hi, Please be VERY careful with having your child diagnosed as ADHD, ADD, ODD, etc. Most Dr's will not prescribe meds for that at his age, but some will and they can be very harmful, stunt growth, etc. That also will follow him the rest of his life. More than likely it IS just his age, but I have an idea/story for you. My sister has 5 kids total ranging in age from 22 to 5. ALL of them were the same way! They would tear around the house, scream, jump on furniture, twist out of their car seats, throw fits in stores, refuse to stay in bed, etc. One daughter was so bad, she'd crash into walls or tables, fall to the floor, get up and keep going. The child was seen in ER with concussions over 10 times before the age of 7! Another son had to be physically restrained in bed to keep him from sneaking out windows (which were locked) in the middle of the night at age 3. Finally after alot of research we came up with allergies to food additives/preservatives. Once we eliminated ALL foods with additives/preservatives, their wild behavior was reduced by probably 95%! They calmed down, would listen, slept when they were supposed to, stopped being defiant and destructive and so on. The list of foods is long and it can be very difficult to figure out what you can feed them, but organic foods are safe, and if you want to contact me privately, I can give you a list. You have to stop feeding him lunch meats, hot dogs, dairy products, anything with nitrites, nitrates, sulfides, food dyes or anything that has a additive you can't pronounce. My sister came up with alot of alternatives which weren't too bad. We saw the difference right away. For instance, if the daughter ate even one nacho with cheese (processed orangey stuff), she'd go nuts and it would last for hours. There are no meds for this and amazingly enough, they tend to outgrow it as they hit middle puberty. With girls, it tends to cause severe migraines also. And with either sex, it usually won't show up until age 2 and after. BTW, her kids all are healthy, alert, the proper height and weight for their ages, getting excellent grades in school, etc. Just normal kids now. You can research food additive/preservative allergies or contact me for more info. My sister has dealt with this for over 20 years and has it all figured out. If you don't get a handle on it now, your son will NOT be able to function in school and will be labeled "Special Needs", "Disruptive" or worse, placed in Alternative Classes and that will haunt him his entire school life. Too many doctors and people are quick to label ADHD, ADD, OCD, ODD, etc when in actuality, it's not as common as you think. Food allergies of the kind I am talking about are rarely considered by Dr's, as they simply don't think of it! Do some research and see if your son's symptoms match what info you find. I think you'll be surprised. And if nothing else, just trying the diet will NOT hurt him! Good luck and let me know if I can help.