He is more active. I could never understand how that would translate into my son having something wrong with his brain. The DuPerrets chose not to medicate Nicolas. Instead, Cyrille and Yolanda are trying to spend more time with their son. They decided it would be best if they did not both work full-time, so for six months, Cyrille stayed home to take care of Nicolas and his baby brother.
Fifth grade is when it all crashed.
That year was one of the toughest years of school. I didn't feel like I fit in. I didn't really pay attention 'cause it didn't really interest me that much. Throughout grade school, Noelle Demo struggled with more than just paying attention. There were not only bad grades, but fights and suspensions.