IF you've looked into Brain Balance Centers, have you looked into neurofeedback?
My ds8's 2e and in neurofeedback, though not for ADHD. It can help with sensory issues, self-regulation, and ADHD. My son was born with severe SPD and had 5 yrs of ot.
Neurofeedback is being seen as an alternative to medication. There was an article in the Boston Globe today -
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyl...-adhd/ZdwuUpkjycA5OBQVvX282K/story.html. Of course, schools don't have neurofeedback machines or training, though they should.
IF your son has issues with instructions and attention, have you taken him to a behavioral or developmental optometrist? Visual processing issues can cause attentional, sensory issues, and make many kids feel/seem less bright than they are. Vision therapy can really make a difference here - especially if others think he's smarter than the scores reflect. Ds8 was also born with visual deficits and is vision therapy now; neurofeedback is also helping with it too. Apparently, it's common for visual processing skills to lag with gifties.
