I would ask him if this bothers him enough to talk to a doctor about it, and let him decide. If it's not a big concern for him and doesn't interfere with his functioning, then I wouldn't worry about it. I just wanted to put my two cents in that it doesn't seem normal to me, and it doesn't sound like ADHD (since you asked...)
I will. This is a good idea. He's entering an age where he does not want to look weird so that's the biggest "issue" at the moment. He's got his "cool" sneakers. He redid his wardrobe ... He's playing hockey and any other sport he has a hope of being decent in... he's concerned with looking "normal" and at least passably "cool." Having "creative shocks" is not fitting in with that. He is fine with them in private... Not so much in school because then his friends would see him and think him weird. The good thing about this is that if he can find a way to control it, he will... he's motivated now socially. If not, he may indeed want to seek some kind of treatment. We'll see. he's definitely frustrated... Hence his speech last night that creativity is suppose to be a great gift but, really, to the creative person it can be such a burden, too.
