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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 720558" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am curious. What does the school do when he starts throwing chairs at staff? Has he ever told you what specifically set him off? Why he threw the chairs? Has anyone ever asked him in a quiet, non demanding way? I mean asking him at a time when he is not being lectured or yelled at. Truly had a discussion about what it is that upsets him so badly that he starts throwing stuff at the staff.</p><p></p><p>I am NOT meaning to imply that you don't talk to your child!! I just know how hectic life can be. How hard it can be to find a quiet time to discuss what is going on in a way that your child will actually open up to you. I used to have to take my kids out one at a time on "date night" so that we had time to really talk to see if anything was bothering them. Finding time and money for that could be a challenge with 3 kids!</p><p></p><p>Does your son have occupational therapy for sensory issues? Has he been evaluated for sensory integration disorder? PLEASE, I beg you, get him evaluated for this. It is best to use a private occupational therapist because you get what you pay for. People with sensory integration disorder can feel like the world is attacking them = everything is too.. Too loud, too bright, too everything sometimes. Some people need more of a certain type of sensory stimulation, others need less of a certain type. Some need more of one type and less of another. Or more of ten types and less of twenty types. This is something that will always be with him if he has it. There are therapies that will help him greatly, but he will only be eligible for some of them for another couple of years. So he needs to see an Occupational Therapist as soon as you can. </p><p></p><p>I am suggesting this now because I know that for some students, certain types of sensory stimulation can make them aggressive. They can't always tell you why, but there is always a reason why a child is acting out and throwing chairs. Sensory issues can be one big reason why that is hard to see but fairly easy to treat. To learn more about sensory integration disorder (Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)), read The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz. </p><p></p><p>One of the best things about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is the treatment. It requires no pills, so mom does not have to worry about side effects. One of the best therapies is brushing therapy. You use a soft brush in a specific pattern over the body and follow it with gently joint compression. Most children enjoy it or at the least don't object to it. You must be taught it by an Occupational Therapist, but then you do it at home or a teacher does it at school (it is done a certain number of times each day,. then the number tapers off after a period of months). This doesn't sound like it would do much. It actually rewires the brain - this has been proven!! I find that really cool, especially as no medication is involved!! I was told it would not work after a certain age but I really question that. </p><p></p><p>The other treatment for Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is called a sensory diet. You provide activities that give the types of sensory input that your child needs. My youngest needed deep pressure on the top of his head. So we let him sit on his head on the couch while he watched tv. We always had, mostly because I don't believe in fussing over things I don't need to fuss over. Suddenly I could call it therapy rather than ignoring something odd that he was doing!! The sensory things he needed to do were the things that he was drawn to. If you have watched for what your kid is drawn to in toys, games, crafts, etc... and provided that, you may already have provided much of the sensory stuff he needs just by following his instincts. For some kids it is more movement related. I know one family who installed a swing and a climbing apparatus in their basement for days when the kids couldn't play outside. Their son needed that sensory input every day, often all day. They padded the floor and walls. Then they learned they needed to pad the ceiling too, so they did. </p><p></p><p>Kranowitz has a wonderful book called The Out of Sync Child Has Fun that is packed with activities to provide sensory input for whatever type of sensory needs your child has. She even has suggestions to make each activity less expensive. The activities truly are fun. I wore several copies of the book out. Every kid in the neighborhood would come running every time I got the book out. My children and several neighborhood children all started getting better grades and behaving better in school when we did more activities out of the book each week or weekend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 720558, member: 1233"] I am curious. What does the school do when he starts throwing chairs at staff? Has he ever told you what specifically set him off? Why he threw the chairs? Has anyone ever asked him in a quiet, non demanding way? I mean asking him at a time when he is not being lectured or yelled at. Truly had a discussion about what it is that upsets him so badly that he starts throwing stuff at the staff. I am NOT meaning to imply that you don't talk to your child!! I just know how hectic life can be. How hard it can be to find a quiet time to discuss what is going on in a way that your child will actually open up to you. I used to have to take my kids out one at a time on "date night" so that we had time to really talk to see if anything was bothering them. Finding time and money for that could be a challenge with 3 kids! Does your son have occupational therapy for sensory issues? Has he been evaluated for sensory integration disorder? PLEASE, I beg you, get him evaluated for this. It is best to use a private occupational therapist because you get what you pay for. People with sensory integration disorder can feel like the world is attacking them = everything is too.. Too loud, too bright, too everything sometimes. Some people need more of a certain type of sensory stimulation, others need less of a certain type. Some need more of one type and less of another. Or more of ten types and less of twenty types. This is something that will always be with him if he has it. There are therapies that will help him greatly, but he will only be eligible for some of them for another couple of years. So he needs to see an Occupational Therapist as soon as you can. I am suggesting this now because I know that for some students, certain types of sensory stimulation can make them aggressive. They can't always tell you why, but there is always a reason why a child is acting out and throwing chairs. Sensory issues can be one big reason why that is hard to see but fairly easy to treat. To learn more about sensory integration disorder (Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)), read The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz. One of the best things about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is the treatment. It requires no pills, so mom does not have to worry about side effects. One of the best therapies is brushing therapy. You use a soft brush in a specific pattern over the body and follow it with gently joint compression. Most children enjoy it or at the least don't object to it. You must be taught it by an Occupational Therapist, but then you do it at home or a teacher does it at school (it is done a certain number of times each day,. then the number tapers off after a period of months). This doesn't sound like it would do much. It actually rewires the brain - this has been proven!! I find that really cool, especially as no medication is involved!! I was told it would not work after a certain age but I really question that. The other treatment for Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is called a sensory diet. You provide activities that give the types of sensory input that your child needs. My youngest needed deep pressure on the top of his head. So we let him sit on his head on the couch while he watched tv. We always had, mostly because I don't believe in fussing over things I don't need to fuss over. Suddenly I could call it therapy rather than ignoring something odd that he was doing!! The sensory things he needed to do were the things that he was drawn to. If you have watched for what your kid is drawn to in toys, games, crafts, etc... and provided that, you may already have provided much of the sensory stuff he needs just by following his instincts. For some kids it is more movement related. I know one family who installed a swing and a climbing apparatus in their basement for days when the kids couldn't play outside. Their son needed that sensory input every day, often all day. They padded the floor and walls. Then they learned they needed to pad the ceiling too, so they did. Kranowitz has a wonderful book called The Out of Sync Child Has Fun that is packed with activities to provide sensory input for whatever type of sensory needs your child has. She even has suggestions to make each activity less expensive. The activities truly are fun. I wore several copies of the book out. Every kid in the neighborhood would come running every time I got the book out. My children and several neighborhood children all started getting better grades and behaving better in school when we did more activities out of the book each week or weekend. [/QUOTE]
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