Thanks for your advice. My 9 y/o son is homeschooled along with his other two brothers, and I know he does not have dyslexia. There is also no divorce. However, I have suspected for a long time (and after reading several books on the subject) that he has ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.) Now when he wants to he can sit and read a book, which does not fit the description of ADHD. This behavior has existed as long as I have been noticing. Although I have noticed that it increases significantly when he has new teeth coming in, and this has been the case the last few months. He is getting new molars. But his behavior has always been supercharged, for instance he never walked but started out running. I agee that he gets a charge out of getting an emotional response to the things he does, because he is an instigator, and seems to entertain himself when he has nothing better to do by starting something. This summer he has done so many things, destroyed my ecchinacea plants (I think), Smashed a hole in the side of our shed, deleted the contents of our computer (because we forbid him to get on the computer), and destroyed my personel things, most unconfessed. But I have been consistant with disciplining by encouraging him to tell the truth and increasing the punishment if he lied and disobeyed, too. I have no faith in medical doctors and would not consider putting my son on ritalin. Therefore I am seeking homeopathic advice.