Hey there. Sorry to hear that happened to you. Sadly ADHD (or more likely ADD in this case) is real deal. I speak from position of psychology student and I got some insight about it when I was making research about attention deficit disorders. Truth is that doctors nowadays are used to diagnose rapidly and put people on medication because thats how they earn money. You should visit good psychologist to diagnose your boy properly before letting him take medications as even most psychiatrists will usualy describe med after hearing assumption without even caring to get some real insight. Wish you best :)
thanks for the advice @pahgen much appreciated. For now, letting my son learn in his on way and own time seems to be working. Even his teacher says he is happier in class now. Seems to be working at the moment.