So one of my coworkers just walked into my office and told me that his son's teacher called his wife just now to recommend that they have their son evaluated for ADHD, and perhaps get him on some appropriate medication for same. It seems that "there have been several incidents" in the words of the teacher. Apparently the teacher has had to give him three "time-outs" in the past three days. The kid in question is 5 years old and today is his third day in school. The discussion made me feel slightly ill. Really.
Yet another instance that confirms that Mrs A. made a very, very smart move all those years ago, when choosing how to educate our kids. Brilliant woman, my wife.