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<p>Unfortunately sometimes the schools and teachers put pressure on the parents of particularly active and squiggly little boys who just can’t sit still in class. My SIL had to deal with this for several years with her bright, but active son when he was in elementary school. SIL works for the school system as an occupational therapist with kids with a large number of disorders and respects the need to properly identify kids who really do have conditions like ADHD. But she knew there was absolutely nothing wrong with her son and resisted much pressure to have him “tested”. And she was quite correct: my nephew was then an ordinary boy with the need to be physically active; he is now a well adapted rising high-school senior who earns decent, respectable grades in a competitive IB program having never been medicated or receiving any kind of accommodations. And he still enjoys lots and lots of physical activity in his life.</p>