your son does not need a psychologist the teacher does if clapping is whats been considered as abnormal
I do appreciate you commenting back. I did tell his teacher that I had spoken with my neuro many times but she thinks that he is not specialized enough I guess. She believes he needs an educational evaluation from a phycologist. I believe that the neuro is very capable of deciding what my son has and kind of trumps a phycologist. I am not sure why she thinks a medical diagnosis is not good enough but she has told me very strongly that it is not.
My son's LISW said that anxiety manifests itself physically in children. They need to stretch or do some activity to relieve anxiety. I would NOT make him stop the clapping. If this is what helps him when he is overstimulated it's great he recognizes that he's feeling that way and has found a way to deal with it. Maybe you could get some stress balls for him to keep in his desk at school and have him try those. My son uses them at home. If he doesn't have them when he needs them he ***** his arm, scratches a lot, until the anxiety escalates to the point of a meltdown. If the clapping is the only issue and the neuro doesn't feel there is a developmental issue I'd tell teacher you've spoken to his neuro and he doesn't feel there is a problem. Tell her you appreciate her being concerned and to let you know if she notices any other issues. Most importantly, trust YOUR gut.
Thats perfectly normal its a reflex he develops that will slowly go away....with time when he tends to clap his hand hold his hands gently and have him do something else.....this is absolutely normal my baby brother tends to rock back and forth at night before sleeping because he developed that in the first few weeks , by time we stopped him from doing that and now he doesnt do that anymore....its a normal reflex that develops each child may develop a different form of movement and reaction...
is there any abnormality or only the clapping......if no then there is absolutely nuthing to worry about