Austism sensory chair

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Hello everyone I am new to this group me and my husband are adopting and we are very certain our boy has autism. We are looking into those spinning chairs does anyone know of they are good for a boy who is very hyperactive and struggles to calm down. He has trauma, we are trying to find out what will help him
. many thanks for your time

How old is he and does he like spinning? All people with ASD are different so you might have to try lots of different things before you find something which works. Sensory warehouse is a good and reasonably priced place to start.
Might also be useful to know that ADHD is often comorbid with ASD.
I would start with a few fidget/ fiddle toys and a weighted blanket and see what he enjoys at the playground and buy something which replicates that.

If you have any chance of an assessment from an OT it will really help understand his sensory needs.

My son loves spinning and it did help him regulate, but he also needed to do pushing, pulling and 'heavy work' to really calm down.

I'd hang fire until he moves on but my son loved his spinning chair

We’ve just fundraiser for a sensory room at school and the spinning chair is very popular, as is a balance board thingy

Get a huge gym ball (cheap online) - my daughter loved throwing herself all over that and hanging upside down on it and all sorts to work out the wriggles when she was younger (to be fair she still would now but she's so long legged and long armed that I'd end up with a foot up my nose or something!).

Other one that worked nicely (and was cheaper than anything "sensory" branded) - one of the gaming rocker chairs that sit on the floor - she could rock around and squirm on that... and my office chair was hijacked a lot too.

Also a trampoline in the garden - if she's particularly physically unsettled (less so now she's older) I'll tell her to go out there and not come back till she's done 50 bounces!

There are huge overlaps in presentation with developmental trauma, autism and ADHD and sometimes it matters what you’re dealing with in terms of support and interventions.

Pop over to the Adoption board - lots of very experienced adoptees who are very generous with their knowledge and support. Congratulations on your new addition.

Hi everyone thanks, some good ideas her I will look at them and decide which is best, he can't have a trampoline as he has hyper mobility

He is 6 and he likes rough and tumble

If it is a spinning chair that you end up needing then ikea do one (might be called an egg chair) which has a cover you can pull down to be fully enclosed.