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What "extracurricular" does your 3yo ADHD do?
I'm considering something like gymnastics but worried that he won't wait his turn, stay with the class, etc.
This is what happened when he took swim lessons. He refused to hold onto the edge while it wasn't his turn so he got taken out of the pool quite a bit.
I think the only way around this is to do a parent involved class, but most of those are 18mo-2.
He's also not potty trained so that eliminates a lot of the classes around here.
If your DC is in a class, is it parent/tot so you are right there with them? He really needs to do something in the winter to burn energy
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Re: What "extracurricular" does your 3yo ADHD do?
Let me preface by saying DS does not have ADHD, however joining a gymnastics class has done wonders in him making friends, learning how to wait his turn, and learning balance.
We are approx 4mo in, and in that time I have advised his class teacher of the sensory issues which DS which we think may interfering with his class participation about 4-5x during the 1hr class.
They said that due to our situation they will allow me to sit within class area of the no-parent involvement class setting so this way DS can be gently guided to participate without the teachers interrupting their class period for DS. They know his "cues" as well as my plans if he has meltdowns due to refusing to participate.
My son is not yet 3 and doesn't have adhd, but has sensory processing disorder which causes him to be hyperactive/have problems with regulation.
We are members of the Y and are going to try to do some classes that involve lots of movement like soccer. It may be a huge fail so I probably shouldn't comment before we do it. lol.
We live near a big city so there's lots for SN kids. There is a school in the area that provides lots of services from preschool through high school special education to speech therapy from ages 0-18 to group activities specific to ASD/SPD/etc. I found out my insurance covers 30 visits a year so we'll be utilizing that after my son "graduates" from EI in a few weeks.
A library a few towns older has playtime for special needs kids--it may be worth exploring your community to see if opportunities like that exist. I would reach out to your school department for resources in your area for special needs preschoolers.
GL!
DD1 is 6 now and wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until she was 5. We have done swimming lessons with her with great success since she was 3. I think the sensory input of the water helps her focus since she tends to be a sensory seeker. The swimming lessons we take have a teacher in the water with each child until they can swim independently. If she had to wait it would be a problem. They have reduced their class sizes and this has helped her from getting too distracted (going under water, splashing etc) while the teacher gives instructions. They also know she has ADHD now so they know to give eye contact and make physical contact to make sure she is listening.
We did tumbling for about a year when she was 3 before we pulled her. She loved it, but struggled to wait her turn, keep her hands to herself in line etc. She also has poor motor planning so she had a hard time mimicking the exercises. Of course at the time we didn't know that but in hindsight it explains why she couldn't get the whole "hold the pizza pans" thing with her hands while doing a backwards somersault. The teachers would get frustrated with her which irritated me. I would say it was moderately successful. She had fun and burned energy and that was all we wanted to get out of it.
Soccer has been great because she is in constant motion (which she needs). We just started that this year. We run into problems when she is goalie though because she gets distracted and will hang from the goalie like she is a gymnast on the parallel bars. We are on the sidelines and either we or the coach have to alert her so she gets on guard when a ball is coming. She doesn't really care for it though and I don't really see us staying in soccer. Of the 3 she does the best with swimming so we plan to focus on that.
My oldest has not been diagnosed with ADHD, although I suspect it. We did mommy and me dance class when he was 3 and he did ballet/tumbling/tap 2 days a week at age 4 by himself. He's not doing anything this year because he's broken his arm twice since June and isn't cleared yet to do more than say, walking for the time being :-P I would love for him to do swimming lessons when he does get cleared. I plan to keep him away from really physical things for at least a year. Water seems less scary/intense.
I do know of a gymnastics place that has a children's play area (ball pit, ect) that I am considering having him do from time to time this winter. They charge $5 per visit I believe.
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