Last year the school had the OT do an observation/informal evaluation just due to his getting out of his seat and all that. They said he didn't qualify for any OT services but they tried the disc to sit on, but didn't seem to do much for him. I actually suggested they used whatever may work because I am a social worker in schools and know that OT strategies can really be helpful. They may have tried a weighted vest some with minimal help. It's really just the vestibular sensory seeking stuff he does. Gum sometimes helps, but they haven't tried that in school yet. They may have to go that route. He does stop the humming momentarily when asked, or does it a little softer at least. It doesn't bother us much as we just got used to blocking it out as it is so frequent. Although sometimes DH and I have to just look at eachother and smile at the dinner table when it persists. We may look into the disc again for in his seat at least. Thanks Vicam.
forgot to mention...I did look into tics, but it doesn't seem to be. Still not completely sure...he has had a few other things that seem more like tics in the past and have gone away. He had a shoulder shrugging thing that lasted on and off a week. He still rubs his fingers together but that was really awful for a while and his fingers were getting calloused...that one doesn't happen much anymore either. Funny how they come and go. When one gets less usually another thing surfaces.
