Need help with EXTREMELY active 7yo...m

[talah'smommy]

Hi there I am looking for help with my Nephew. He is 6 years old and is extremely active...so much so that every night it is a struggle to even get him to sleep!! My sister has taken him to doctors and has gotten mixed reviews..some said definite adhd and another said no because he was able to play nintendo for 3 hours straight!? and yet another told her that he has brain allergies to corn syrup and corn? (by the way when these two were removed from diet there was no difference.
SO PLEASE HELP US!!!
what do you think? where do we go from here? My sister does not know what to think the problem is adhd or allergies..or something else....Where should we go from here? she has four other children and is exhausted.
thank you
The sleep issue is really wearing them thin
~Leena

[khrisday]

Well, my firat thought is that a doctor that tells you a child can't be ADHD because they have the ability to focus on something for a long period of time doesn't know very much about ADHD. If he was of of all corn producst for several weeks at least and it didn't help, then don't bother trying it again. For sleep have her try a warm bathj at night with a cup of epsom salt in it and a small amount of melatonin. ONce he is going to sleep ok, fade the melatonin out since it should not be used long term, but the baths he can keep doing. She may also want to try and teach him some self-relaxion or meditation. There is a children's tape called The Floppy Sleep Game which does this.