Well hi there Kel

Welcome to SPD International. I'm sorry to hear you are having so much trouble as of late. Here are a few ideas of mine:

1) Does he have an OT? If not, he needs one. If he does, is he going regularly? If he's not, then it would be a good idea to get him back in there more regularly.

2) School just started = big change in routine and environment. This almost always means huge meltdowns, especially if he's at a new school, or even just in a new classroom with new classmates and a different teacher. There are so many changes he has to adjust to, and those are huge for this.

3) Does he have a trampoline? Something to spin on? These are good ways of giving him the proprioceptive and vestibular input he is craving so badly. Deep pressure is a good one. You may want to try weighted gear, like the vest, belt, lap pad, and a weighted blanket. These shouldn't rev him up too much, but rather, should give him the input he needs.

I hope you are able to see it through this hard time here. Let us know how things go. Oh, and since you're here, is there anything else of interest you might want to tell us about you and your boy? Perhaps activities you like to do together, things you enjoy doing on your time off, stuff like that. We like to get to know each other on here too .

Again, I hope you are able to get the support you need here. Feel free to post around and ask questions. Get the help and friendship you probably need on here from people who understand you and where you're coming from!