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<blockquote data-quote="helpmehelphim" data-source="post: 19598" data-attributes="member: 2650"><p>Hi! He actually sounds a bit like my 11 yr. old too. Does he attend better when he is able to tear the paper? That's what I was trying to say in Janna's post. I wasn't saying it was anxiety based for my son (although, others did as I recall) but rather, he needed to busy one part of his brain so that his other part could attend. And that brain information was important because without I wouldn't have been able to help with the squishy ball (which does help a lot).</p><p></p><p>If a child is doing something like tapping a pencil, tearing paper, tapping his foot or talking to himself while the teacher is talking or teaching (which my son did all of that at one time or another) then it's probably not due to motivation (as in a lack of motivation or just boredom) or else motivators (rewards and punishments) would help or solve the problem. No amount of motivators helped my son because it wasn't motivational, it was due to his inability to concentrate unless he was doing something else too and sensory issues. </p><p></p><p>My son has some sensory issues. We started Occupational Therapist (OT) at about 18 months old. We've got some of the weighted things too and used a tent for a bit as a relaxation station (a safe place to go to when over stimulated or as he got older when he started having the warning signs of over stimulation). Time outs never helped him because he got too caught up in the punishment aspects of it as opposed to learning how to calm his body (which was what I wanted him to learn...what actually to do to help himself). </p><p></p><p>Good luck! It's difficult. Take anything that helps and feel free to leave the rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helpmehelphim, post: 19598, member: 2650"] Hi! He actually sounds a bit like my 11 yr. old too. Does he attend better when he is able to tear the paper? That's what I was trying to say in Janna's post. I wasn't saying it was anxiety based for my son (although, others did as I recall) but rather, he needed to busy one part of his brain so that his other part could attend. And that brain information was important because without I wouldn't have been able to help with the squishy ball (which does help a lot). If a child is doing something like tapping a pencil, tearing paper, tapping his foot or talking to himself while the teacher is talking or teaching (which my son did all of that at one time or another) then it's probably not due to motivation (as in a lack of motivation or just boredom) or else motivators (rewards and punishments) would help or solve the problem. No amount of motivators helped my son because it wasn't motivational, it was due to his inability to concentrate unless he was doing something else too and sensory issues. My son has some sensory issues. We started Occupational Therapist (OT) at about 18 months old. We've got some of the weighted things too and used a tent for a bit as a relaxation station (a safe place to go to when over stimulated or as he got older when he started having the warning signs of over stimulation). Time outs never helped him because he got too caught up in the punishment aspects of it as opposed to learning how to calm his body (which was what I wanted him to learn...what actually to do to help himself). Good luck! It's difficult. Take anything that helps and feel free to leave the rest. [/QUOTE]
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