5-year-old with attention/autistic symptoms?

I am a mother to an awesome five-yer-old little boy who has always done well socially and in his preschool. He started kindergarten this year and has not been able to totally focus. The teacher wrote out a half page list of things that were a bit off about him, which we have noticed but it never seemed to be an issue until now. She suggested we see a child psychologist regarding this and I really want to try homeopathy beforehand. He is a VERY bright individual with a photographic memory (especially with numbers, dates, times, and people). He is always on the go and fidgety. Teacher says when all the students are looking at him he is building a tower out of erasers, humming or in his own world. He has oversensitive smells and hearing. He does very well making friends and is polite and makes great eye contacts. Is there a suggestion you can make for a remedy to help with him focusing and staying on task in school? I just started him on 'focus factor for kids' but would like to go more traditional homeopathy. Thanks in advance and here is his history:

1) Age 5 years
Height 46 inches
Weight 47 pounds
Birth weight: 8lbs 1 0z
Hair color: light blond
Eyes color: blue
Race/nationality: white

2) Main complaint:
- Problems focusing in school.
- Can’t follow 3 step directions.
- Stimming
- Loud
- Always humming
- Poor fine motor skills (holds his pencil straight in the air – constantly forgets the correct way to hold scissors despite being advised several times)
- Overly sensitive. He’s a big pleaser and hates making someone upset due to his actions. He will cry over a letter written the wrong way for an hour.
- Speaks to himself to direct himself.
- Easily frustrated
- Repeats things that are being told to him. Repeats things that he says to others.
- Stiff grip
- Chews on everything. His nails are non-existent. Shirts are destroyed. He does this subconciously
- Seems like he is in his “own world” a majority of the time at school.
- Always moving – even when he is laying in bed, his legs and arms are always going.

3) When did this problem start? What happened in the child's life around that time? What do you think caused it?
- He has always “beaten to his own drum” and done things a little differently. I think the vaccinations he received played a huge role in the way his neurological system developed.

4) What makes the chief complaint better?
-That’s a good question. I wish I knew.

5) What time of day is the worst for your child (try to specify a time)?
- I would say from lunch on. He is non –stop from afternoon until bed.

6) What was the mother's and father's state of health at time of conception? How did the mother feel during pregnancy physically and mentally? Did she suffer any shocks or traumas while pregnant?
-Mother and father were both young and the pregnancy was unexpected. They were both abusing oxycontin. When mother found out about pregnancy (after first missed period) she quit all recreation drugs. During first trimester mother caught father still doing drugs and left him, causing a small nervous breakdown/shock fast heart-rate etc…Mother was VERY emotional first half of pregnancy. Pregnancy was great physically despite the previously stated shock.

7) Did the mother have any unusual or memorable dreams while pregnant?
- Dreamed that the baby was tiny (like a thimble) and she would lose him all the time.

8) Did the mother take any drugs while pregnant?
-No (other than previously stated)

9) Were there any complications at birth?
-Mother was induced, Petocin, and 27 hours later had an emergency c-section to due to drop in babies heart rate. Apgar was 9.

10) At what age did the child: crawl, walk, talk, teethe, toilet train, wean?
-Crawled at 6 months, walked at 10, talked VERY early, (could decipher letters at 15 months) toilet trained before 2, weaned at 12 months.

11) How did the child react to the following situations: vaccinations, birth of younger sibling, starting day care, starting school, spending night with a friend, going away to camp, traveling with the family?
-No reactions to vaccines.
- Wasn’t thrilled about his new sister but he was only 15 months old.
- Is a social butterfly and always loved going to school. No separation anxiety whatsoever.
- Travels very well.

12) How many rounds of antibiotics has the child had and for what conditions?
-Just two – both for ear infections.

14) Any skin conditions treated with cortisone-type cream?
-No, however he has had eczema on his face since about one.

15) Did the child have an especially severe childhood illness--measles, mumps, croup, etc.?
- Croup at age 2.

16. When ill or upset does the child want to cling or be left alone, or something else altogether?
-When he is ill he wants to cuddle on the couch with lots of soft, back tickling.

17. How would you describe the child's behavior when playing with other children?
-He is very social and loves all children from babies to teenagers. He doesn’t care the age of the child, he will walk right up to them and introduce himself and ask to play. He is often the leader because he speaks so loud to everyone and gives a lot of direction.

18. What feedback do you get from the child's teachers?
- He is very intelligent but can’t stay on task. He will be asked to do a project and get up three times before it is completed. She says he is very loud and seems like he is in his own world often. She says he is very kind-hearted and sweet, however there is something a little off.

19. How does your child treat animals?
-He loves animals and has never shown any aggression towards them. Has always been gentle.

20) What foods and drinks does your child crave? What foods is he or she averse to? Are there any foods he or she reacts badly to and in what way? Do the drinks have to be cold (or with ice) or can they be any temperature?
- He loves meat – hamburgers, salami, ham, turkey, chicken. He loves pizza, carrots, strawberries, grapes, apples, ranch. He hates pasta/rice, cereal, despises milk. He will drink his water or juice at room temperature – he prefers everything cold.

21) What fears does your child have?
-Loud noises, bugs, the dark.

22)Is the child chilly or warm? Is there excessive perspiration anywhere?
No – temp seems to be normal. Nothing off the wall.

23) How affectionate is the child when not sick?
-VERY. He loves to be cuddled and hugged. He hugs everyone. Kisses mommy all the time – on her arms and cheeks, forehead.

24) How sympathetic is the child (concerned with the suffering of others)?
-VERY. He gets upset seeing others upset. When little sister is crying he gets scared.

25) How is the child affected by music and dancing?
-Loves to do both. Sometimes when the music plays he just HAS to dance. He is a very stiff dancer – almost looks like he does the robot.

26) What emotion tends to predominate with the child?
- He is always excited about things. Loves life in general. A people person who loves to please.

27) Is the child fastidious?
-Yes. He is obsessed with numbers – like scores on a football/basketball/baseball game. He will never forget how old someone is, who there favorite teams are, what the score of the game was a year ago. He remembers his t-ball number and his friends numbers when he was 3. He almost has a photographic memory. He will be the only child in his class that remembers specific details of his teacher’s morning talk.

28) Is the child sensitive to criticism and reprimand? Give examples.
-VERY – so much so that this has been a main concern to his schooling. He obsesses about doing something wrong and works himself up into a blubbering mess.

29) Describe the child's eating habits, for example: picks at his food, or eats voraciously, or is full after 2 bites, or can't sit still to eat, or must be fed or he won't calm down, and so on.
-Eats fast and hums the whole time. He is always moving – wiggling, hands going, etc.

30. Are there any digestive complaints--waking with stomach pains, or a lot of gas and bloating or burping, or constipation, etc.?
-No, he has no digestive complaints.

31) Are there any problems associated with sleep? What position does he sleep in? Does he throw the covers off? Does he sweat during sleep? On which part of the body? Trouble falling asleep? Nightmares, etc.?
-Sleeps on his back
- Goes to sleep very good as long as his night lite is on.
- Sleeps great all night but always has been an early riser – gets up with the sun everyday.

32) Any skin symptoms or anything note-worthy about the skin, the complexion, etc.?
-Very light skinned – has slight eczema on his face/arms. Almost like little whiteheads – been around for years.

33) How cooperative is the child?
-Depends on how distracted he is. In general, he does pretty good. At school he has a hard time staying on task. When being told to do a project he gets up several times before it is completed.

34) What illnesses run in the family, including the grandparents?
-Mother: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Maternal grandmother had breast cancer (DCIS) which has been in remission for 6 years. Maternal grandfather has many stomach problems – polyps, h.plori – great grandfather passed from pancreatic cancer.
-Father – none.

35) What does the child really love to do?
-Swim, play with cars, read books, watch sports, anything with numbers, letters, words.