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Extra Motor Activity in Bright Children

With maturity and social skills instruction, children can learn to physically calm down.
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Posted by hmatyi
October 28, 2009 12:12 PM
pacing
my son also paces back and forth several times a day. He is almost six and has done this since he was two. He doesn't pace at school, but at home and when his friends are around. He has never shown an interest in toys and wonder if thats the case with your boys too. He is also very intelligent. I have taken him to a couple specialists who also cannot explain this behavior. They concluded that he has anxiety. I would love to talk to you more about this behavior.
Posted by KristiWM
September 7, 2009 11:15 PM
Five Year Old who Paces several times per day
I read the earlier thread on another five-year old boy who paces back and forth several times a day. Our son, who just started kindergarten, also exhibits this behavior and has since he was a toddler. He appears to pace when he he is overstimulated, processing, daydreaming or has a full bladder. He has seen an OT off/on for a couple years to learn ways to cope with what he's feeling, but it hasn't curbed his behavior. It's not constant, but happens a few times/day at home and school. He attends a Montessori school, which allows him to go in the hall or cloak room to pace, but I don't want this to follow him through his primary years. He is bright, reading chapter books and loves math, but he's never been tested for 'gifted.' He's a pretty normal boy otherwise...funny, witty, smart, tempermental, etc. Any suggestions as to where to go from here?