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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

The meds should be helping him control his impulses and not dramatically alter his personality.  He needs them adjusted or changed.

Try a social skills group for him.  [b]Ivymount[/b] has one for older kids.  I think you need to stick with the rewards system, e.g., Kazdin Method.  A behavioral therapist can help you set up a plan at home.

Harness his love of nature.  Check out Parkpass or Partakes for hikes, and/or other nature programs.  (He should be learning the "rules" of collecting in any case.  If he's at a park, he needs to leave nature in nature.)  I've seen classes at Brookside on how to press leaves.  He can learn to "tame" his collection.  If he craves a living being consider something low maintenance that he can take care of like a hermit crab for example.  Lastly, set limits on how much he can bring into the house and where he can store it.  If he brings in more items, he can "preserve" the memory with a photo and then it goes to the mulch pile.

Lastly, you may want to try compression shirts like Under Armor.  They are pricey but can help kids get the sensory imput they need.[/quote]

My kid with ADHD/ASD was accepted and then "unaccepted" by Ivymount's  social skills program.  This was prior to DS being diagnosed with ADHD when he only had an ASD diagnosis.

His challenges were similar to OP's son, hyperactive sensory seeker but not messy, hates messy.   Ivymount decided that DS was too much of a handful and his social skills too poor to be in their Saturday social skills class.  We tried getting into other social skills groups but all the ones we looked at would not take kids with these kinds of behavioral issues (untreated ADHD).

Now that DS is being treated for ADHD, all his problematic behaviors are gone and he is a much happier kid.[/quote]

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