Shackles maybe next....

[DayShiftDoris]

Sometimes I wonder if its me?

Am I just really impatient?

Have just spent afternoon at home with Scallywag... the wii had him hysterical because he forgot to press Z, he can't finish a level so he just sacks it, he growls at the TV and jigs constantly. The second hysteria had me turn OFF the wii and he allowed me to hold him whilst he cried it out.

The we played monopoly - he got bored after 30mins and during play he could not sit still, bounced up and down on the spot, made animal noises, had a strange little dice throwing dance, put on voices... then suddenly didn't want to play... at all. Made parrot noises throughout and kissed every piece of money he took or handed over...

Now watching TV... well he's also dangling a toy down the back of the sofa with a yoyo whilst watching TV and jigging, and repetively asking 'Whats for tea?' and rolling round in a circle. Not to mention the nose picking!

Is it wrong that I just want him to stop moving for a minute PLEASE!!!

Is that sort of behaviour normal for a 6yr old?

Um, well, it's pretty normal for my 6-year-old DD who has ASD...

Normal for my DD (5) who has ASD....drove me mad with the bouncing and jigging so we got her a mini trampolene, fitness type...only £20, she watches tv and bounces...hardly off it in fact. :)

As for the nose picking/20 questions we have a viusuals wall in the hallway. She has 12 changeable rules...no picking, No hitting, No grabbing, No kicking, No biting..etc We have a daily planner for activities and one for food, one for feeling. She loves memorising them, changing them and if she asks I just say look at your wall. :)

HTH

Also obviously normal for a child with ADHD.

Oh yes - we got the trampoline in too. Hours of fun on that.

Our OT reckons he's seeking feedback in his joints.

Or that he just likes to bounce

They can be exhausting to watch though.

Thank you for your reassurances

I've managed to 'calm' him a little by rubbing his legs, arms and back... I've never done this before - just did it and it seemed to make a bit of a difference?? Does this work on any of yours?

I do massage on him when he asks too.

He asked me to stop in the end tho and he started jigging...

BEDTIME!!!! Thank goodness! (Early but I am about to go mad and I think he's going to need extra CD story this evening to settle!)

Then I can google trampolines!

We have this one...
www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9249185/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CSports+and+leisure%7C14419152/c_2/2%7C14419152%7CHome+gym+equipment%7C14419293/c_3/3%7Ccat_14419293%7CTrampolines+and+trampettes%7C14419304.htm

If that link works!?

:) :) :) Happy bouncing! :)

Snap.

That's the one we've got.

Worth. Every. Single. Penny.

I think I'm buying a trampoline then!

Will he not think I'm wierdo tho - 'here son have a trampoline to bounce whilst you watch tv'

He's a bit funny like that... like to know 'Why?' and 'What for?' and 'Don't want to'

Might just say it's for me! He'll want to play on it then!

Utterly typical for my child with ASD and ADHD!!!

Just tell him it for exercise. :)
Good luck, lets us know how it works out. :)

I think that it might be relatively normal for an NT boy at that age too (my DS2!). Don't they get another dose of male hormone running through them at about that time?