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<blockquote data-quote="Angela41" data-source="post: 572517" data-attributes="member: 14703"><p>Agreed. My kiddo is a moving target right now. That's why I love this site- there are so many experienced parents whose kids face a variety of challenges. It does make me think. </p><p>Activities that engaged my son's hands and/ or his brain helped my son with some of the impulsive behaviors that Malika mentions re: her little boy. Swimming was especially helpful because it is exhausting, and the water is soothing and muffles environmental stimulation. Taekwondo helps because it emphasizes focus and attention to instructions. A visual schedule (or written for older children) can help with focus and opposition issues. Whether or not medication is an option, a lot of kids with attention issues have benefitted from these kinds of activities. </p><p>I guess I would consider medication for my son if he was lagging academically, or couldn't function well enough to make friends, or the behaviors were so disruptive to our lives that we couldn't operate with some normalcy (normal of course being subjective<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Some of the social and academics may be difficult to "catch up" even if things improve later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela41, post: 572517, member: 14703"] Agreed. My kiddo is a moving target right now. That's why I love this site- there are so many experienced parents whose kids face a variety of challenges. It does make me think. Activities that engaged my son's hands and/ or his brain helped my son with some of the impulsive behaviors that Malika mentions re: her little boy. Swimming was especially helpful because it is exhausting, and the water is soothing and muffles environmental stimulation. Taekwondo helps because it emphasizes focus and attention to instructions. A visual schedule (or written for older children) can help with focus and opposition issues. Whether or not medication is an option, a lot of kids with attention issues have benefitted from these kinds of activities. I guess I would consider medication for my son if he was lagging academically, or couldn't function well enough to make friends, or the behaviors were so disruptive to our lives that we couldn't operate with some normalcy (normal of course being subjective:) Some of the social and academics may be difficult to "catch up" even if things improve later. [/QUOTE]
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