So My nearly 8 year old has a fantastic imagination which I'm sure he lives in. Hes always made lots of noises and I've always thought it's ok hes playing and it's what children do?.. I did think by how theyd calm down and hed start growing out of it. BUT it feels as though it is getting worse... he makes noises from the moment he wakes until the moment he sleeps. He also has to throw his body around and doesn't care who is there in this full on transformer like way.
Dont get me wrong, I love the fact he plays and he has an imagination but it is getting very frustrating when in a supermarket, walking down the street or even having visitors around. I feel like I am constantly getting on at him to be quiet. I have tried to explain that there is a time and place for play... when we are eating our dinner he needs to stop. When he was around 3/4 he was really fantastic in the shops etc now it's getting embarrasing and I feel like I cannot concentrate and i am a very patient mother.
His friends also seem to get annoyed with all the noises and tell him to shush. A lot of people have picked up and even asked me if hes got something wrong with him, which I've never considered before I've just thought it was his personality and the way he likes to play. But now I'm noticing things... He doesn't want to ride a bike, we've been teaching shoe laces for years and he can learn it then cant do it a week later. He struggles with school but the SEN assessor said he has no special educational needs it seems like concentration issues as he is in the lessons but stares into space. When I listen to him read ge always gets smaller words wrong but can read bigger words at times... he can be quite emotional over what seems like silly things which school have even picked up on. If he doesn't want to answer a question he will scream and lie on the floor kicking off and this could go on for over a hour. Hes starting to isolate himself at school, if children dont want to play his game hed rather play on his own than join in with everybody else... when he was in the younger years he was a very popular child.
Can anybody give me any advice from a parents perspective? School love his manners and how kind he is and just keep giving me extra work to do with him.