Help with classroom behaviour

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My Ds , (dyspraxia,spd and poss asd) has recently started to make noises and walk about in class. This is usually only in subjects like art and dt where there is alot of noise around him.
He has a helper in these subjects who has said he can walk around in the playground when he needs to for a few minutes, and I am glad he is being helped rather than getting into trouble for this, however, I am nor sure if this is a good idea or not.
Any suggestions as to what else could be done to help in lessons would be really helpful. thx.

A weighted pad (something as simple as a bag of dry beans in a pillowcase) on his lap might help him to regulate and keep a little more still - otherwise, what about 5 minutes of HEAVY activity (like running around the playground, pushing walls etc.) prior to the activity. Ear muffs to dampen the noise level?

Too much activity in a busy classroom can be taxing on any child - for someone with sensory challenges, it can be excruciating.

Thx, he says the classroom is too noisy. The weighted pad sounds good, so do the ear muffs , but might make him look even more different, has anyone tried listening to music through headphones helped. Not sure if school would allow it or not.

You can get flesh coloured custom molded ear plug kits for a tenner online - it is a 2 part epoxy that you mix together and then fit in his ear to firm up. Then, they won't be so obvious but the noise level will be reduced quite a bit.

Not sure about music, but it can't hurt to ask. If they agree, ensure it is added to his IEP as an accommodation so that it isn't denied on the whim of the teacher. One of the children on Bee's baseball team has his mp3 player going all the time because he can cope better with his music on... I am sure it might help Bee, too (if she wasn't singing along constantly)

He doesn't have an IEP. He doesn't have anything , just recently diagnosed at the start of secondary school and is failing fast.
It is really sad to see, he has always done really well academically , but even his levels are starting to be affected now.
I don't know if it is just that he is finding the work hard, or if it is everything else hindering him.

I think the problem with school is because the dyspraxia and spd diagnosis is a private one .
After my DS community pead said he was almost certain he had these he refered him to local OT dept, I decided to go private . The nhs OT had a waiting list of a year and more.
My son is finally seeing the nhs OT next week for an assessment, I am hoping this will get the ball rolling for more help in school.
He is also having some one observe him in school next week about the suspected asd.
The school are trying to help I think, but only after my ds has got to a point where he is not coping at all.
Thanks for all your help, this is all so new, a few years ago my son didn''t seem so badly affected and is now very noticeably 'different' if that makes sense.
The move to secondary, or just him getting older has seemed to make all his traits alot worse.

vimeo.com/52193530 Worth the two minutes to watch and listen to this explanation of how classrooms/cafes etc may sound to those of us on with sensory difficulties. Especially under flicker fluorescent lighting, too.