How to you channel adhd energy?

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DS7 has so much energy that it is bursting out of him. He can't sit still at all, not in the classroom, not during a meal. He has always been very bouncy. 's just how he is. Lately, he seems to have even more energy and it is coming out in noises - humming, clicking, beat boxing, screeching. It is driving me loopy. I can't concentrate on anything and end up having to constantly shout over the wall of noise just to be heard. How can I redirect this energy in a way that isn't going to drive me nuts? We have a trampoline in the garden he bounces on and he runs/rides his bike up and down the street, but obviously as the weather changes and the evenings get dark earlier I need some new ideas. He would sit still if I put the telly on, but would still hum and click and then he has too much energy afterwards as he hasn't used enough so we don't put the telly on for him any more as it just leads to explosions when it is time to turn it off. Please help!

We manage with lots and lots of exercise. And activities that meet sensory needs.

What about sports clubs?

If the cold/dark puts DS off using the trampoline in the winter and you have the space, you can get mini indoor trampolines. Punchbag, pull up bar, child sized exercise equipment, sensory swings, southpaw sensory kit that attaches to door frame or a gorilla gym kit, sensory equipment steamroller.

For school, is the school providing proper movement breaks? Would they be willing to try a standing desk or replacing DS’s chair with each a rocker chair or an exercise ball? Or you could try exercise pedals under the desk &/or bands on the chair legs.

He has a wobble cushion and elastic band for his chair at school. I will ask about a standing desk, thank you.

I try to give hom a lot of exercise. He has 4 clubs a week and I play football or basketball with him in the park twice a week for an hour as well while his brother is in his clubs (they do the same clubs, but the sessions are sorted by age so his session is back-to-back with his brother's sessions so when one is in the other will play in the park while we wait and then they swap. 2 of the clubs are sports based, the other 2, Beavers and a youth club, are more sociable/crafty but ultimately descend into running around or playing football pretty much every week.

We have a pull up bar and a gymnastics bar inside. Haven't heard of South Paw/Gorilla or Steamroller things so I will look those up, thank you. Much appreciated.

Bloomin'eck @BrightYellowTrain , just googled those bits - not cheap, are they? Yikes! 😬

No, not cheap.

For the bits at school, they can be funded via an EHCP if DS has one. If he doesn’t, you should request an EHCNA.

For items for the home, there are charities (e.g. Family Fund, Florence Nightingale Aid in Sickness Trust, Children Today, Boparan Trust) who can provide grants for sensory equipment if that’s something you would be interested in. They all have their own eligibility criteria so it depends on your circumstances. Depending on where you live, there are local ones too.

Depending on where you live, there are sometimes lending libraries too. For example, Gympanzees in Bristol.

Are you in receipt of DLA for DS? It might be being spent elsewhere, but I thought I would mention it in case you aren’t claiming it.

What about an old Nintendo Wii? We got ours on Ebay for about £100 and it has Just Dance and a bunch of sports games. The avatars look like Weebles but a 7 year old won't mind!

We also used to do a lot of very long baths at this age and swam a lot.

Loop earplugs for you I think.