Our DS6 (who is in the same HG/PG range as yours)has always had difficulties with this. He defintely does not meet the criteria for ADHD, but he is active at times. He had a really hard time sitting and focusing at most of his pre-k settings until he went to Montessori school for pre-k. He did wonderful there and they saw none of the symptoms. Now he is back in a regular public school setting. Last year he was in first grade (skipped K) and was 5yo. He was more active then the other kids and had trouble sitting at the carpet at times and moved around and fell out of his chair sometimes, and sometimes would just get up and walk around the room. But I also figured it was because he was 5 and had less playtime too. They decided to evaluate him through OT. He didn't qualify, but they tried some services in the classroom that were not helpful. I do think OT can be an issue sometimes as I do think there could be some sensory overload in a large classroom and DS does have some mild sensory stuff. When they challenged him last year, things did improve in this area. This year he is in 2nd and 4th, he is doing better overall but still has his moments, but he is also challenged more and getting a little older. I really do think it has a lot to do with being bored at times when they are so active. He could sit and read or work on math problems for over an hour at home, and all day on the computer if I let him. Anyhow, I also chalk it up to DS's brain constantly moving and thinking, so he often paces and moves when his brain is thinking. Some teachers are more accepting than others about this. As kids get older I think they learn more self-control in this area (lets hope). : )
