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<blockquote data-quote="Ktllc" data-source="post: 565077" data-attributes="member: 11847"><p>If the hyperactivity is your main problem, you could try introducing J to the program "how does my engine run". We recently try doing it again with V (with help of his Occupational Therapist (OT)) but V is way to litteral to understand it and we were not able to explain it to him...</p><p>You might have better luck! The idea is not all that complicated: a race car goes real fast, zoom zoom through everything and therfor, sometimes, knocks things down if it drives through a regular street or play ground. There are a place for a race car: the race track. J cannot fonction as a race car all the time, otherwise he might have negative consequences (need to find examples he can relate to)</p><p>Than you have a car that runs just right (maybe your family car?) and that's really nice for everyone involved because it has time to pay attention to its surrounding and can speed up and slow down in a controlled manner.</p><p>Than the slow car: needs gaz, can't really run good. You get the idea.</p><p>If J does not relate to cars, he can pick animals (cheetah, dog and turtle maybe or whatever he wants really).</p><p>The main idea is for him to let you know how he feels at specific moments: "I feel like a race car because I can't stop running and jumping". Once he can identify it, then you can offer activities to help him slow down and bring him back to the state of the car that runs just right.</p><p>I'll email you some word cards that explain different activities that could help him slow down. I've selected the ones that are calming for V, J could of course react differently. </p><p>V is not or at least does not appear to be as active as J, but we are havng issues again. He is in constant motion and even stiming every now and then (somethings I had never seen him do before). But to answer your questions: YES, one can help a child slow down without medications. It's the matter of finding the right sensory diet for the child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ktllc, post: 565077, member: 11847"] If the hyperactivity is your main problem, you could try introducing J to the program "how does my engine run". We recently try doing it again with V (with help of his Occupational Therapist (OT)) but V is way to litteral to understand it and we were not able to explain it to him... You might have better luck! The idea is not all that complicated: a race car goes real fast, zoom zoom through everything and therfor, sometimes, knocks things down if it drives through a regular street or play ground. There are a place for a race car: the race track. J cannot fonction as a race car all the time, otherwise he might have negative consequences (need to find examples he can relate to) Than you have a car that runs just right (maybe your family car?) and that's really nice for everyone involved because it has time to pay attention to its surrounding and can speed up and slow down in a controlled manner. Than the slow car: needs gaz, can't really run good. You get the idea. If J does not relate to cars, he can pick animals (cheetah, dog and turtle maybe or whatever he wants really). The main idea is for him to let you know how he feels at specific moments: "I feel like a race car because I can't stop running and jumping". Once he can identify it, then you can offer activities to help him slow down and bring him back to the state of the car that runs just right. I'll email you some word cards that explain different activities that could help him slow down. I've selected the ones that are calming for V, J could of course react differently. V is not or at least does not appear to be as active as J, but we are havng issues again. He is in constant motion and even stiming every now and then (somethings I had never seen him do before). But to answer your questions: YES, one can help a child slow down without medications. It's the matter of finding the right sensory diet for the child. [/QUOTE]
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