Some children with ADHD engage in sensory-seeking behaviors, like pushing or pinching, that seem aggressive or antisocial. Accommodations that may help.
It sounds like taking him to Occupational Therapy could be a great benefit too . Your school should be able to write this into his IEP or 504 plan.
At this point, I think he needs a place in the room where the teacher can allow him to go and just center himself for a few minutes. If you haven’t talked to her yet I encourage you to introduce yourself to her also.Aw, he sounds like my son – he’s 7, with combined-type ADHD as well as a language processing disorder. We were certain he had SPD in kindergarten and first grade . a MAJOR sensory seeker.
We have a big back yard which really helps, so he spends a lot of time outside. I’ve also enrolled him in swimming, gymnastics, trampoline, skating, to name a few. He and his sister did a paper route when he was five. It required tremendous patience on my part because he was constantly dropping fliers and struggling with mailboxes, but it was SO good for him. He lasted almost a year. I was so proud of his determination and persistence.
Basically, I provided him with as many sensory experiences as I could to help his nervous system develop. His SPD behaviors have lessened quite a bit . I’m not sure if he has a sensory processing developmental delay or the actual disorder , but I tell you, from toddlerhood to the summer before second grade he epitomized the sensory-seeking version of it.
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