Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 My son started spinning! What do I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 look at his diet and supplements, anything changed? any reason for more than usual oxidative stress? You can give charcoal and see if that absorbs whatever the toxin is that's overwhelming him. nancy j From: rsrosenbaum <markrosenbaum@...> Subject: spinning Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 6:40 AM  My son started spinning! What do I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 My son is almost 9 and we also have this issue! In fact I just lectured him about this this morning, lol! I try to remember things are much better than they used to be, but that is hard to remember most times. My son stopped spinning years agon so now he just stands there doing nothing at all. I feel like I am constantly repeating myself and that I have to tell him to do everything. Get your toothbrush out, now get the toothpaste out, now put the toothpaste on the toothbrush....for the fifth time, keep brushing your teeth...you can't just sit there, you have to move the toothbrush or your teeth will never be clean...and so on. I have to say timers have helped a lot!! I may try to write a social story about staying focused while we are getting ready in the morning. The school wrote him one called " I will worry about myself " ...so obviously this is an issue at school as well I have never really gotten the wholw social story thing, but I do think it worked! They also have visual reminders on his desk as well as a non verbal signal they give him...I may try these things with him and will let you know how it works! I would also love top hear other suggestions! Maybe part of this is just an age thing??? I know my bf's son can be like that sometimes and he is almost 12! > > Hi all, I haven't posted in a long time or even been reading posts in a while, things have been pretty busy lately. I'm gonna try and change that. > > Anyway, I'm having one of those mornings, no where to vent, no one else really gets it, but is quick to find a way for it to be my fault. My fault, because I don't provide enough structure, my fault because I don't medicate him, my fault becase we homeschool, etc. > > So, what set me off? I homeschool our son and his distractability is huge. I tell him what he's doing next, tell him to get his materials and 5 min later, where is he? He's spinning in circles in the room where his materials are kept. If I don't set a timer and say meet me here w/ your materials in 3min and hand him the timer I loose him! I don't want to put him on ADD meds, but I'm having a hard time keeping him focussed moving from one thing to the next. Once he gets started he focuses great, it's the transitions and getting started that I'm needing some help with. Any ideas? He is 9 and we are having him tested for dyslexia on Friday. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Many kids with AS have a deficit in transitioning mindset and some do have these ADHD type behaviors. My daughter is the same at home. I have to be like an aide and stay with her and prompt remind etc. We do have a behavior plan in place that if she transitons promptly she earns 10 points. It helps me to not start yelling and escalating behaviors. She doesn't earn that many points though. At her special needs school she keeps up fine, but the teachers notice that she is slower in transitioning. In public school she was sent to the principal for taking too long often. The best bet is a behavior plan and points for improving transitons, if you have the energy you can even practice transitions with your attention on him for extra points. It sound like his attentional control is fine once focused but the transitions he is easily distraacted and loses focus, like my daughter. If any one finds a medication to help with transitions I will be the first to try it. Pam > > Hi all, I haven't posted in a long time or even been reading posts in a while, things have been pretty busy lately. I'm gonna try and change that. > > Anyway, I'm having one of those mornings, no where to vent, no one else really gets it, but is quick to find a way for it to be my fault. My fault, because I don't provide enough structure, my fault because I don't medicate him, my fault becase we homeschool, etc. > > So, what set me off? I homeschool our son and his distractability is huge. I tell him what he's doing next, tell him to get his materials and 5 min later, where is he? He's spinning in circles in the room where his materials are kept. If I don't set a timer and say meet me here w/ your materials in 3min and hand him the timer I loose him! I don't want to put him on ADD meds, but I'm having a hard time keeping him focussed moving from one thing to the next. Once he gets started he focuses great, it's the transitions and getting started that I'm needing some help with. Any ideas? He is 9 and we are having him tested for dyslexia on Friday. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 We live by the timer. Even my NT kids like the predictability of the timer. The other thing I can think of is that my 9 year old DS Aspie does better with a visual. Could you write down the items he needs to gather? Like a check list. If it was in his hand would he still get distracted? > > So, what set me off? I homeschool our son and his distractability is huge. I tell him what he's doing next, tell him to get his materials and 5 min later, where is he? He's spinning in circles in the room where his materials are kept. If I don't set a timer and say meet me here w/ your materials in 3min and hand him the timer I loose him! I don't want to put him on ADD meds, but I'm having a hard time keeping him focussed moving from one thing to the next. Once he gets started he focuses great, it's the transitions and getting started that I'm needing some help with. Any ideas? He is 9 and we are having him tested for dyslexia on Friday. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 I'd probably catch him spinning w/ it in his hands LOL *sigh* I might have to give that a try though > > We live by the timer. Even my NT kids like the predictability of the timer. The other thing I can think of is that my 9 year old DS Aspie does better with a visual. Could you write down the items he needs to gather? Like a check list. If it was in his hand would he still get distracted? > > > > > So, what set me off? I homeschool our son and his distractability is huge. I tell him what he's doing next, tell him to get his materials and 5 min later, where is he? He's spinning in circles in the room where his materials are kept. If I don't set a timer and say meet me here w/ your materials in 3min and hand him the timer I loose him! I don't want to put him on ADD meds, but I'm having a hard time keeping him focussed moving from one thing to the next. Once he gets started he focuses great, it's the transitions and getting started that I'm needing some help with. Any ideas? He is 9 and we are having him tested for dyslexia on Friday. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 No OT for him, but we are very sensory conscience. He always has some thing or another that he does, for a good year or so it was hair twirling, for a while it was twirling objects, now he spins his whole body in cirlces. One of my other kids does the brushing. So, we could easily try it w/ him. Thanks, > > > > We live by the timer. Even my NT kids like the predictability of the > timer. The other thing I can think of is that my 9 year old DS Aspie does > better with a visual. Could you write down the items he needs to gather? Like a > check list. If it was in his hand would he still get distracted? > > > > > > > > So, what set me off? I homeschool our son and his distractability is > huge. I tell him what he's doing next, tell him to get his materials and 5 > min later, where is he? He's spinning in circles in the room where his > materials are kept. If I don't set a timer and say meet me here w/ your > materials in 3min and hand him the timer I loose him! I don't want to put him on > ADD meds, but I'm having a hard time keeping him focussed moving from one > thing to the next. Once he gets started he focuses great, it's the > transitions and getting started that I'm needing some help with. Any ideas? He is 9 > and we are having him tested for dyslexia on Friday. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 I think I'm ready to medicate BOTH of us today! DH just made him drink some coffee > > We e-school at home. My ds also can get " lost " on his way to do things and has problems with focus and attention. I just wanted to say that nobody really " wants " to medicate their child for any of this. You have to decide what you and he can live with and what you can't. We put off meds for ADHD for a long time but eventually we did try them. I have to say they help a lot. > > > > Roxanna > " I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. " - Jefferson > > > > > > ( ) spinning > > > > > > Hi all, I haven't posted in a long time or even been reading posts in a while, things have been pretty busy lately. I'm gonna try and change that. > > Anyway, I'm having one of those mornings, no where to vent, no one else really gets it, but is quick to find a way for it to be my fault. My fault, because I don't provide enough structure, my fault because I don't medicate him, my fault becase we homeschool, etc. > > So, what set me off? I homeschool our son and his distractability is huge. I tell him what he's doing next, tell him to get his materials and 5 min later, where is he? He's spinning in circles in the room where his materials are kept. If I don't set a timer and say meet me here w/ your materials in 3min and hand him the timer I loose him! I don't want to put him on ADD meds, but I'm having a hard time keeping him focussed moving from one thing to the next. Once he gets started he focuses great, it's the transitions and getting started that I'm needing some help with. Any ideas? He is 9 and we are having him tested for dyslexia on Friday. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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