Post by lillian on Jul 1, 2008 10:57:39 GMT -5
I also am late coming in on this thread because I haven't been home much. I also saw your depression thread, and I'm wondering if these two things may be related. So, I'm kind of responding to both of them here.
When we were kids, large families were more common. Being in larger families, we had playmates. Sean doesn't have a playmate. In addition, when we were kids, we were told to go outside and play. We weren't allowed to stay inside under our parents' feet all day long, acting like manic, hyper little banshees. You can't trust Sean outside by himself.
Now, what I was going to say before seeing the depression thread is that your plan to put him in daily activities was a great idea. After reading the thread, though, I'm wondering if he's having a hard time socially at the day camp thing he's going to. My suspicion is that Sean may be depressed because he wants companionship that he's not getting, as a result of the social and emotional issues he has. The issues will cause depression all by themselves, but they are exacerbated in certain situations. So, I think you may have more than one thing going on here.
I would try keeping him in the daily activity and talking to the supervisors to see if anything is going on there. On the days he's not in the activity, I would try taking him places where he can run around and burn off all his energy--kicking a soccer ball at the park, going to a batting range, roller skating at the roller skating rink, bowling, swimming. Think "very physical." You want to get him out of the house and try to wear him out physically, then, when he's home, he won't have as much crazy energy. He'll still be annoying and follow you around and want your constant attention, but it won't be as intense.
When we were kids, large families were more common. Being in larger families, we had playmates. Sean doesn't have a playmate. In addition, when we were kids, we were told to go outside and play. We weren't allowed to stay inside under our parents' feet all day long, acting like manic, hyper little banshees. You can't trust Sean outside by himself.
Now, what I was going to say before seeing the depression thread is that your plan to put him in daily activities was a great idea. After reading the thread, though, I'm wondering if he's having a hard time socially at the day camp thing he's going to. My suspicion is that Sean may be depressed because he wants companionship that he's not getting, as a result of the social and emotional issues he has. The issues will cause depression all by themselves, but they are exacerbated in certain situations. So, I think you may have more than one thing going on here.
I would try keeping him in the daily activity and talking to the supervisors to see if anything is going on there. On the days he's not in the activity, I would try taking him places where he can run around and burn off all his energy--kicking a soccer ball at the park, going to a batting range, roller skating at the roller skating rink, bowling, swimming. Think "very physical." You want to get him out of the house and try to wear him out physically, then, when he's home, he won't have as much crazy energy. He'll still be annoying and follow you around and want your constant attention, but it won't be as intense.
