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[quote=Anonymous]My son has ASD so not exactly the same thing your dealing with but the schedule helps tremendously. It can be a loose schedule at home. Try to get the kids out of the house, even if that means just in your neighborhood. I know it is hard but it helps. Also, at 4, he may be ready for a longer preschool day.

Exercise and Sensory Fun - is what works for us.

Our house has a mini trampoline and some other indoor workout equipment. Another thing we do is workout videos...

I keep plastic bins full of sensory toys such as rice (you can color rice with food coloring to change it up), beans, lentils (lentils will fit through toys made for sand), kinetic sand and playdoh. I bought a 5 pack of the small construction trucks from Target (I think it was like $5 for the set) and my son uses these in the sensory bins. On warmer days, I make a container of gelatin with plastic animals hidden in it (not the fruit flavored stuff, just plain gelatin with food coloring added for fun) and we take that outside to dig through. We set up carwashes outside with containers of water and bubbles. I have taped matchbox car tracks together to connect car washes and stuff. 
All of these things can be done in your kitchen or on a deck/driveway.

During the winter months it is harder but try some of the classes at the gymnastics places or bundling up and going for a hike. We sometimes will take a remote control car on a hike for a little more fun and motivation. [/quote]

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