My son has no idea of personal space. Wherever I am, his preference is to sit on me. Even if I gently move him to the side, in moments he's back and I don't think he realises at all that he does it. When a professional brought it up, it was kind of relief to find out that he isn't the only one who does this.
I think the sensory input is calming for some ADHD children. One man who worked with ADHD children found that one of the kids he dealt with would be a perfectly calm and reasonable child at his school desk if he had a walkman on and was blasting music into his ears. I'm not sure why this worked, but I think it was also because of the sensory input.
But I'm really happy to have people point this out--it was difficult in a school setting, for us, but it did eventually subside.
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Date: 2010-10-15 03:42 am (UTC)I think the sensory input is calming for some ADHD children. One man who worked with ADHD children found that one of the kids he dealt with would be a perfectly calm and reasonable child at his school desk if he had a walkman on and was blasting music into his ears. I'm not sure why this worked, but I think it was also because of the sensory input.
But I'm really happy to have people point this out--it was difficult in a school setting, for us, but it did eventually subside.