Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Welcome to the group Nichole. I am pretty new myself. And yes both of my boys bounce and run. In-fact the youngest does it at school. And they have no common sense when it comes to danger. I at times still hold a arm, hand, back of a jacket when in parking lots. My oldest who will be 13 in a couple of months still runs an jumps on furniture. He does it less when he is on his meds. The youngest is not on any meds. When I took red dyes and sugar out of their diet that helped a little. Anyways welcome. Mom of 10yo w/AS/hyperlexia Mom of 12 yo w/AS Wife of husband w/AS Big Pretty <darlinnichole@...> wrote: I have been lurking around in this group for a little under a month and I finally decided to jump in the conversation. I have been some what overwealmed by the information I have got from simply reading your posts. They are so much mor informative than any book, magazine or " medical professional " I have spoken to. My Son is 4 years and was diagonsed in January of this year. He is in a really good special day calss and is improving in communication and social behaviors every day. He is such a special boy and he came into our famalies lives at the best time as we are able to give him the attention he needs w/o my older boys feelinf left out (they are 16 and 14). The one thing that I havent heard anyone speak about in the short time I have been her is excessive energy. My Son is 4 feet tall (give or take a n inch) and 54 lbs. He never walks. He runs and bounces all day. Very early, before I had any idea he was AS, I got him on a nap schedule which is the only reason I have any hair left. Out side of the 2 hours he naps, he is on super mode. It is hard to take him out because he is so fast. He obsesses over video games and once ran acros the street, across 4 lanes of traffic, to get to Electronics Botique. But for the grace of God, ya know. Can any of you OG AS Parents give me any hope or advice. Nichole in Califonia P.S. My Son, Chauncey, got his SSI on the first try. I dotted all my " I " before I applied and stayed on point with everything that the represenative requested. His official diag. is ASD. They also had their Dr. evaluate him. His process lasted 3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Hey there, welcome to this group: ) I'm pretty new here, but " old " to the subject lol. My daughter is full of energy; Ive helped her focus it with karate, and also a rope swing hanging from our tree outside. She swings round and round on it, loves it. Sits on the 2seater on swingset in backyard, pumping it high, for long periods too. She claims this is how she thinks up what next to write, in her stories she writes all the time. It is also free time for her, to de stress and kick back. When she gets really bored, she starts taking things apart and putting them back together. Like...a cabinet, doorknobs (that was awhile ago though), gadgets, radios, etc. In fact, her curiosity over the different kinds of kitchen gadgets is what got her to cooking her own food when she wants to. Simple things, like, macNcheese, hotdogs, grilledcheese sandwiches and such. Ive also taught her first aid, fire safety and cpr. She also knows how to basic care for various first aid situations, like falls, broken bones, bites, and so on. It seems alot of AS kids are avid readers, might consider getting him hooked on a series of books and he might lay around more while reading? (subject he likes.. I take my girl to a used bookstore and let her pick out whatever she wants.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 welcome! ( ) New AS Parent I have been lurking around in this group for a little under a month and I finally decided to jump in the conversation. I have been some what overwealmed by the information I have got from simply reading your posts. They are so much mor informative than any book, magazine or " medical professional " I have spoken to. My Son is 4 years and was diagonsed in January of this year. He is in a really good special day calss and is improving in communication and social behaviors every day. He is such a special boy and he came into our famalies lives at the best time as we are able to give him the attention he needs w/o my older boys feelinf left out (they are 16 and 14). The one thing that I havent heard anyone speak about in the short time I have been her is excessive energy. My Son is 4 feet tall (give or take a n inch) and 54 lbs. He never walks. He runs and bounces all day. Very early, before I had any idea he was AS, I got him on a nap schedule which is the only reason I have any hair left. Out side of the 2 hours he naps, he is on super mode. It is hard to take him out because he is so fast. He obsesses over video games and once ran acros the street, across 4 lanes of traffic, to get to Electronics Botique. But for the grace of God, ya know. Can any of you OG AS Parents give me any hope or advice. Nichole in Califonia P.S. My Son, Chauncey, got his SSI on the first try. I dotted all my " I " before I applied and stayed on point with everything that the represenative requested. His official diag. is ASD. They also had their Dr. evaluate him. His process lasted 3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Subject: ( ) New AS Parent The one thing that I havent heard anyone speak about in the short time I have been her is excessive energy. My Son is 4 feet tall (give or take a n inch) and 54 lbs. He never walks. He runs and bounces all day. Very early, before I had any idea he was AS, I got him on a nap schedule which is the only reason I have any hair left. Out side of the 2 hours he naps, he is on super mode. It is hard to take him out because he is so fast. He obsesses over video games and once ran acros the street, across 4 lanes of traffic, to get to Electronics Botique. But for the grace of God, ya know. ***I am surprised you can get him to nap at age 4! My hyper guy stopped napping at 18 months. Whenever he was evaluated, they would write in that he was hyperactive. Lol. Bouncing is something he still enjoys. Give him an exercise ball and he will bounce around the room on it for hours. Get a trampoline, teach him to ride his bike as soon as he can. These two activities have helped wind mine down some. Roxanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I had issues with excessive energy when my son was younger- he has gotten a little easier- Though mine has not been able master bike riding -a little delayed in his motor skills- I did pick him up one of those exercise trampolines( found it in a thrift store for 10 bucks) Now when goes into tasmanian devil mode I tell him to go get on his trampoline and give me a hundred bounces- we've learned to count to ten in eight different languages- he thinks this is cool-this helps distract and diffuse his energy rush a bit too. I also got him some tae bo videos- he was interested in martial arts and this seemed the best answer to his request for karate lessons(definitely not in the budget) -He'll stand in front of the TV for over an hour kicking and punching.Some times its like working the levers in a railyard you have to keep switching tracks cause the train don't stop -you just want to keep it from crashing. Juse Roxanna <madideas@...> wrote: Subject: ( ) New AS Parent The one thing that I havent heard anyone speak about in the short time I have been her is excessive energy. My Son is 4 feet tall (give or take a n inch) and 54 lbs. He never walks. He runs and bounces all day. Very early, before I had any idea he was AS, I got him on a nap schedule which is the only reason I have any hair left. Out side of the 2 hours he naps, he is on super mode. It is hard to take him out because he is so fast. He obsesses over video games and once ran acros the street, across 4 lanes of traffic, to get to Electronics Botique. But for the grace of God, ya know. ***I am surprised you can get him to nap at age 4! My hyper guy stopped napping at 18 months. Whenever he was evaluated, they would write in that he was hyperactive. Lol. Bouncing is something he still enjoys. Give him an exercise ball and he will bounce around the room on it for hours. Get a trampoline, teach him to ride his bike as soon as he can. These two activities have helped wind mine down some. Roxanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 My son stopped taking naps at 1, as well, and HATES to sleep now... he's to busy obsessing over computer games to be hyper, though...but he sure got into everything when he was a baby... I had to put locks on the fridge, the cabinets, chain locks up high on the doors, etc. ( ) New AS Parent The one thing that I havent heard anyone speak about in the short time I have been her is excessive energy. My Son is 4 feet tall (give or take a n inch) and 54 lbs. He never walks. He runs and bounces all day. Very early, before I had any idea he was AS, I got him on a nap schedule which is the only reason I have any hair left. Out side of the 2 hours he naps, he is on super mode. It is hard to take him out because he is so fast. He obsesses over video games and once ran acros the street, across 4 lanes of traffic, to get to Electronics Botique. But for the grace of God, ya know. ***I am surprised you can get him to nap at age 4! My hyper guy stopped napping at 18 months. Whenever he was evaluated, they would write in that he was hyperactive. Lol. Bouncing is something he still enjoys. Give him an exercise ball and he will bounce around the room on it for hours. Get a trampoline, teach him to ride his bike as soon as he can. These two activities have helped wind mine down some. Roxanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I would recommend a sensory diet. That would provide him with some movement he is obviously needing. My son was very similar when younger. I would put a backpack on him, or have him carry soda bottles in from the garage, etc to provide him with sensory input. I bought one of those huge blow up bouncers this year and he loves that thing. Also a small trampoline and/or swing may also help to give him the input he needs. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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