My daughter is the same age. She's newly diagnosis'd as BiPolar (BP) also. I know it's hard to diagnose them this young. They do look a lot at family history when they are this young. Do you have a family history of BiPolar (BP) or ADHD?
In my case, they diagnosis'd many family members with ADHD back in the day....However, many of them, as adults, have been diagnosis'd with bipolar. Most times, the parents abandoned the ritalin altogether, because it really wasn't helping, but rather making them walk around half out of it or making them rage.
Who has diagnosis'd him? I ask, because I think you may want to have a full evaluation done at your Children's Hospital. I
