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[quote=Anonymous]My son was very much the same.  One thing that may help is a quiet space at school where he can go to calm down--maybe they could set up some bookcases to block off a corner with some cushions and he could go there with a book or quiet toy when he is over-stimulated?  That's the only thing that really helped with mine.  At home we sent him to his room and he'd come back 20 minutes later just fine.  At preschool they often sent him to sit in the office, which he enjoyed because he got to sit and look at books. 
I don't use the "engine running" metaphor because my son's view is that engines should be fast, fast, fast.  I tell him his train is running off the tracks and he needs to slow down go get them back on the tracks or his train will just get stuck.  He's played with enough train sets that metaphor makes sense to him.  Also, it makes more sense to me than the engine...once he is off track, it usually just gets worse until we can get him back on track.  You might also try a book like Personal Space Camp.  Also, maybe the teachers can give him more physical touch?  I know I today's world a lot of teachers feel like they are not allowed to touch the kids--if you affirmatively ask them to give your child more pats, back rubs, hugs, etc., it might help calm him.  My son needs about 3x as much hugging as the ordinary kid.  He's old enough now that he knows that when he needs a squeeze, he comes to mama, not another kid.[/quote]

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