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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I should have also explained. If I didn’t regulate how often and for how long DS can go watch the air conditioner, he would likely watch it for multiple hours a day… maybe all day? When he watches it, he stims so excitedly that he is sweating (how’s that for irony).

I know that the guidance of multiple of his OTs, SPED supports, and other providers over the years have counseled against letting him perseverate/stim re: (for example) fans, turning light switches on and off, watching the front-loading washing machine, turning an electric train in its side to watch the wheel spin, etc, etc, etc.

He would do these activities exclusively if I let him. Today we were at the beach and he was getting anxious and rushing us to get home. He said he did not want to go to the beach today, he just wanted to drive home right away. He was acting out and threw a mini tantrum when he learned we would go to the beach before leaving for home. Then he kept asking if we would be home before sunset and only calmed down when I confirmed that we would. Which of course all occurred because he wants to see his air conditioner.

Last week, he refused to go over to a friend’s house to swim (which he’d been excited about) and said he just wanted to “stay home” which I knew was code for - stare at the AC.

I support my guy and his unique interests! We have watched videos about AC units and read books about them. We’ve talked about how there is an important job some people do fixing and maintaining air conditioners, and that maybe that is something he can do when he is a grown up.

But it doesn’t feel like the right thing to do for him is to let him go to town on this AC ad nauseam.
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Have you tried free-building kits with little battery-powered motors?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tgKcu_vatdo

I would try to wean him off AC and into something more portable and general purpose like K'nex.  K'nex is the cheapest toy of this type but there are others.

If he likes robotics, First Lego League might someday be a great extracurricular for him.[/quote]

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