My Son Has a Hard Time Controlling His Body

I have 3 sons, who are almost all grown, one is married, the other is now 18, the youngest, 12. Having had 3 boys....first let me tell you, people can be jerks, so first ignore that! Concentrate on your child, not other people's attitude, which can determine how you feel at the moment with your child. {Think: Adult Peer Pressure} My oldest was all over the place, and in to everything! I took him to the doctor and his doctor sort of got angry with me, because he told me just that....Don't listen to everyone else! Your child is more active and more aware of what is going on around him, which indicates high intelligence. No Doubt! My son excelled in school, and serves in the U.S. Air Force! Keep your son busy, he may be so intelligent, that certain situations are boring to him, so he needs something that will stimulate his intellect! Do not go for the old, your child needs to be medicated { drugged up} too many lousy doctors will prescribe this! Outside activities will help burn off the extra steam your child may have, then give him time to have mental situations, such as drawing,painting,{arts & crafts}music,dancing, story telling. And watch the sugar intake! Children do not need all the sugar that is out there. Fruit is best. Good Luck! And, just be patient. All kids are different. All 3 of mine were.

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Not always is ADHD or any other behavioral problem, please google into Characteristics and Behaviors of the Gifted, and then go to Mis-Diagnosis and dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children.
You may have a nice surprise!!.
Gifted Children do not necessarily are the first in the class or something like that, most of them are, but others are so subtle that you do not know except for his sooo hyperactive behavior and because thet are so perfectionist and smart...
PLEASE READ THAT...

Alejandra

I would get a referral from his ped. & get him tested by an occupational therapist. If he does have any type of sensory issues or is ADHD he cant' help a lot of his movements. You really can't help him much either until you know what the under lying problem is. It sounds like there it is worth further looking into. Good Luck.

You should definitely pick up the book "The out-of-sync child". It's about Sensory Integration Dysfunction. Every single characteristic of your son that you mentioned fits into SI dysfunction. Sometimes SI Dysfunction is misdiagnosed as ADHD. I am halfway through the book, but it is written by a teacher and I find it easy to read. I can't give any tips, my son is only 18months and severely delayed, but has exhibited many of the early signs of SI dysfunction. You should probably get him an evaluation with a Occupational THerapist, they could definitely tell you if your son has SID and they can do so many things to help him overcome it. Best of luck!

B.:

I suggest you enroll your son in a Sign Language class. If he learns to sign he can do this in group situations and during class time. This will fill his need to move and help him focus on what others around him are saying.

Another option is to teach him to type and he can "air type" the words of those around him. It's the same concept. He gets to move but in non-intrusive ways and it helps him focus on the words of others.

I've had good luck with this with a variety of students.

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