DS is 10 and was diagnosed with ASD at age 5.
He has always been very active and on the go non stop. It now appears to be interfering with his normal life but I’m not sure if it’s something to be concerned about.
The school SEN teacher said he is fidgety and ever so slightly distruptive but not at the level they’d ever label a problem.
Lockdown learning was appalling! He could not sit and concentrate on his work. Ten minute tasks took an hour. It was very stressful for us both; asking him to sit still, stop drawing over the virtual screen etc . We both loathed it.
Homework is much of the same.
Signs:
Always moving, foot tapping or changing positions when watching a film together
Always touching things , spinning things and flipping things
Very boisterous and rough and sometimes appears impulsive
At school, he gets told off for talking multiple times in quick succession
At school , he gets told off for fiddling with things but he now has a sensory diet which has helped somewhat
He says he is often looking out of the window or not listening to the teacher talking
School say he has no trouble at all on focus or concentration which I do question . (His school are slightly useless in picking up HFA and were surprised when DS was diagnosed; many parents have had the same experience).
However he is doing very well in school academically. Is ADHD something to consider or does it seem unlikely?