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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 288573" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We had a jogging trampoline inside which could be rolled behind a cupboard if necessary. Not expensive so if it breaks, it breaks. </p><p></p><p>We found physical exercise good (like you have) but we found mental stimulation was also really effective. Our house is now what has been described by therapists as "an enriched environment". Animalia frieze in the hallway. Escher prints on the wall. Optical illusions, puzzles and the Periodic Table behind the toilet door. Microscopes of various kinds ready to be grabbed. Digital cameras - ditto. Computers everywhere. A library full of reference books. Jigsaw puzzles and puzzle mats everywhere. Puzzle books. And so on. If the kids ask a question, we work together to look it up and find the answer.</p><p></p><p>I'm a bit concerned at your description of "difficult child diagnosis'd as ADHD around age 4. Bad reaction to stims so diagnosis switched to BiPolar (BP)".</p><p></p><p>A bad reaction to stims doesn't automatically mean BiPolar (BP). It can sometimes mean that whatever the problem is, stims aren't the answer. What about Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)?</p><p></p><p>On the exercise front, maybe trying to find different forms of exercise so he has a variety? Something unusual and fun. easy child 2/difficult child 2 learned to walk on stilts when she was 8 and became so good at it that it became a lucrative paying hobby. </p><p>Or there's great team sports like touch football - a wonderful game for kids (and adults), loads of fun and no special equipment needed.</p><p></p><p>Something you've discovered - whatever helps, let your mind think laterally and use whatever works.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 288573, member: 1991"] We had a jogging trampoline inside which could be rolled behind a cupboard if necessary. Not expensive so if it breaks, it breaks. We found physical exercise good (like you have) but we found mental stimulation was also really effective. Our house is now what has been described by therapists as "an enriched environment". Animalia frieze in the hallway. Escher prints on the wall. Optical illusions, puzzles and the Periodic Table behind the toilet door. Microscopes of various kinds ready to be grabbed. Digital cameras - ditto. Computers everywhere. A library full of reference books. Jigsaw puzzles and puzzle mats everywhere. Puzzle books. And so on. If the kids ask a question, we work together to look it up and find the answer. I'm a bit concerned at your description of "difficult child diagnosis'd as ADHD around age 4. Bad reaction to stims so diagnosis switched to BiPolar (BP)". A bad reaction to stims doesn't automatically mean BiPolar (BP). It can sometimes mean that whatever the problem is, stims aren't the answer. What about Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)? On the exercise front, maybe trying to find different forms of exercise so he has a variety? Something unusual and fun. easy child 2/difficult child 2 learned to walk on stilts when she was 8 and became so good at it that it became a lucrative paying hobby. Or there's great team sports like touch football - a wonderful game for kids (and adults), loads of fun and no special equipment needed. Something you've discovered - whatever helps, let your mind think laterally and use whatever works. Marg [/QUOTE]
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