If ds gets any more hyper I think he may explode :-(

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I honestly don't know what else to do with him. He is so hyper at the moment its like living with a demon. His agitation leveles are through the roof and he has attacked several children in the last few weeks

I got called today at 2.30pm to go and get him as he had viciously attacked and injured another boy For the life of me I cannot work out where his control over what happens ends and begins IYKWIM. He definitely has some control and its so hard to work out whether he ia able to stop these attacks or whether he really can't help it atm.

His HT has been supportive so far but said today that if the violence continues he will have to exclude him and I completely understand that but just don't know what to do

Its always hard in the run up to xmas but this year is worse than ever. He had an urgent referral to CAMHS in mid sept and although we have had one appointment I've heard nothing from them for weeks now Honestly soemtimes they really are so shit. What's the point of making an urgent referral if it takes this long to get anywhere - plus I bet when they do get back to me they won't have anything useful to offer.

I know you all have your own problems but if anyone has any ideas I could try I'd be really grateful. I'm so sad about it but I can't even cry anymore I just feel so drained by all this

hugs and BUMP

Does no-one have any advice at all????

Don't have experience of this specific problem but although it's an obvious question, is there a trigger you can identify? DS1 does not have outbursts but has a problem of stimming with string (triggered by anxiety). He does not do it outside the house so again has control ( either that or our house makes him anxious). We try to transfer the anxiety on to something else - like watching a favourite DVD. Can the staff spot anxiety growing in your DS or do you think something else is causing it?

Hi how awful for you at the moment
Could you say a little about what is happening with your ds?
eg.is he running around and can't settle or is he irritable or is he stressed or crying?is he poorly?What do the school think is problem apart from attacks on other children?
Will try to support and help

He has AS and ADHD and fulltime 1:1 support at school. He is prone to aggressive outbursts when he is stressed unfortunately and this is an ongoing problem that we and the school are trying to address.

He only started at this school in sept so his stress levels are up due to coping with all the changes. Xmas this year has just sent him over the edge

He is displaying lots of ADHD typical behaviour like running around, fidgeting, touching , climbing and motor mouth plus aggression and defiance. Its such a crappy combination. He has AS so doesn't really completely get how his actions affect others and he has ADHD so is very impulsive.

When he is calm he knows its wrong to hit etc and he knows what he should do instead but he just can't put it into practice.

No advice but hugs and understanding, my DS is in reception too and has a problem with hitting and more recently kicking. xx

I don't have any advice but I've got a hyper one at the moment, lots of screaming, jumping, running, stimming, trashing things - I was in tears this morning because of the noise. He is just under 5 and has no language so doesn't understand rhyme or reason... Our problem is downtime, he is fine if engaged 1-on-1 in an activity and when we go to town with ABA techniques, but when he is left to stim on his own he goes loopy. A strict behavioural regime is the only one that works for us but it's so hard to be consistent when you've got a house & family to look after, and a school that may or may not follow through.