Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 In a message dated 04/06/2006 03:00:14 GMT Daylight Time, mloulourgas@... writes: Very annoying I'm sure! Maybe you can try to interrupt his " play " by joining in and obstructing his repetitiveness, in a playful kind of way. Or try distracting him toward a different enjoyable activity. >>Niether of that worked with Sam for very long, in the end we taught him to swop it for tapping his hand with the other hand - he stopped that after several years but still does like to tap a balloon, I can cope with that Mandi in UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 My son taps hangers, spoons, toys, etc....He is already 7 years old and has been doing this since age 2. I have tried substitution, interaction, hiding everything. Nothing works! We need suggestions here also! It is very difficult to compete with this! Thanks. Ada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Very annoying I'm sure! Maybe you can try to interrupt his " play " by joining in and obstructing his repetitiveness, in a playful kind of way. Or try distracting him toward a different enjoyable activity. HTH, > > All day my son takes every object or toy and taps it on the table. > It's all he has been doing lately. Well, first he'll arrange the toys > in some strange pattern. Then he'll take a toy and lift it up and tap > tap tap tap. Is there anything I can do to stop this? Is there > something causing him to do this? It is driving me CRAZY! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Probably a sensory issue. Does he do it with things that don't make noise or not as much noise? Can you get him to switch? Can you put a tablecloth on the table to decrease the noise while you're trying to figure it out? S S All day my son takes every object or toy and taps it on the table. <BR> It's all he has been doing lately. Well, first he'll arrange the toys <BR> in some strange pattern. Then he'll take a toy and lift it up and tap <BR> tap tap tap. Is there anything I can do to stop this? Is there <BR> something causing him to do this? It is driving me CRAZY! <BR> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 What happens when you sit down and do this with him? Have you tried introducing him to the letters of the alphabet? Maybe he wants you to play with him and he's sending you a sound signal? [ ] tap tap tap All day my son takes every object or toy and taps it on the table. It's all he has been doing lately. Well, first he'll arrange the toys in some strange pattern. Then he'll take a toy and lift it up and tap tap tap tap. Is there anything I can do to stop this? Is there something causing him to do this? It is driving me CRAZY! ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 This sounds more like he's bored maybe? Sort of pushing your buttons for your attention? >>Niether of that worked with Sam for very long, in the end we taught him to swop it for tapping his hand with the other hand - he stopped that after several years but still does like to tap a balloon, I can cope with that Mandi in UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Wonder if some CD music with a marching beat might be helpful? The CDs are typically cheap at the Music stores. Our son loved to listen to the Liberty Bell March by Philip Sousa. Here's puddin' in Mandi's eye! :-) http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/yankee.htm Re: [ ] Re: tap tap tap My son taps hangers, spoons, toys, etc....He is already 7 years old and has been doing this since age 2. I have tried substitution, interaction, hiding everything. Nothing works! We need suggestions here also! It is very difficult to compete with this! Thanks. Ada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I think you both may have children who will grow up to be drummers. My NT daughter did the same exact thing. She still plays, only now with a band. I don't know how much they cost, but there are drum sets that use headphones (both toys and real drummer stuff). The head phone sound is very clear. Just a thought. martin7578@... wrote: My son taps hangers, spoons, toys, etc....He is already 7 years old and has been doing this since age 2. I have tried substitution, interaction, hiding everything. Nothing works! We need suggestions here also! It is very difficult to compete with this! Thanks. Ada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Quite some time ago I worked in a group home for kids who had been in an institution. Two obviously had autism, though I don't know if either one officially had that diagnosis. One would noiselessly tap her fingrtips together as a stim. We had heard that in the institution they had tied her arms down to try to make her stop. In the group home we would tap fingertips such that we could make eye contact with her through our open hands (often singing the " Name Game " song which she liked. Sometimes we would quickly swipe one of our hands between her tapping fingertips, sometimes allowing her to catch our hand in her tapping. At other times when we were busy we would velcro a stuffed animal (the kind with velcro on their hands) around on of her forearms in a way that when she tapped it would brush against the other forearm. These approaches brought out giggles, smiles, and increase eye contact. What does he do when you tap or tap with him? This may be one way he's trying to learn about the various things he's tapping. Does he always tap in a particular pattern? Three quick taps for example? What does he do if you tap in a different pattern (shave and a haircut, for example, or four quick taps)? Try tapping in time to music... S S In a message dated 04/06/2006 03:00:14 GMT Daylight Time, <BR> mloulourgas@... writes:<BR> <BR> Very annoying I'm sure! Maybe you can try to interrupt his " play " by <BR> joining in and obstructing his repetitiveness, in a playful kind of <BR> way. Or try distracting him toward a different enjoyable activity. <BR> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Based on my experience with my son, one of the most sensory kids in the world (according to Dr. Carl Delacato,) it could be 1) That he's a sound nut, like my son, and enjoys playing with different kinds of sound 2) That he has a movement disorder as part of his autism and can't stop his body once it gets started 3) That he enjoys the proprioceptive input to his hands of the toy banging the surface of something. Barb RE: [ ] tap tap tap > > Probably a sensory issue. Does he do it with things that don't make noise > or not as much noise? Can you get him to switch? Can you put a > tablecloth on the table to decrease the noise while you're trying to > figure it out? > S S > > > > > All day my son takes every object or toy and taps it on the table. <BR> > It's all he has been doing lately. Well, first he'll arrange the toys <BR> > in some strange pattern. Then he'll take a toy and lift it up and tap <BR> > tap tap tap. Is there anything I can do to stop this? Is there <BR> > something causing him to do this? It is driving me CRAZY! <BR> > > > _______________________________________________ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > > > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 You could expand this out to drums, percussion instruments, teaching him out to count the beat, etc. etc. My son started this way and now loves about every kind of music--took a course on Music in America this semester at college. He knows all the musical jargon--key and time signatures, written notes, etc. and has taken piano lessons with me. Barb Re: [ ] Re: tap tap tap > > > My son taps hangers, spoons, toys, etc....He is already 7 years old and > has > been doing this since age 2. I have tried substitution, interaction, > hiding > everything. Nothing works! We need suggestions here also! It is very > difficult to compete with this! Thanks. Ada. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Hey Barb, You might want to check out this composition software. It's a blast. http://www.myriad-online.com/en/products/melody.htm You could be lookin' at anotha P'fessa from the College of Musical Knowledge and get one of these: http://www.kaykyser.net/diploma.html Re: [ ] Re: tap tap tap > > > My son taps hangers, spoons, toys, etc....He is already 7 years old and > has > been doing this since age 2. I have tried substitution, interaction, > hiding > everything. Nothing works! We need suggestions here also! It is very > difficult to compete with this! Thanks. Ada. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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