The time change is always rough for a lot of ASD children, it throws them off. If you think about it a lot of the children live on routine so if they are off routine it becomes an issue. Now if you throw in the fact that the weather is bad on top of the time being off it really can be a challenge.

In the winter when we cannot let my daughter out to play we just go out for rides in the truck and go to stores which she also enjoys. We take her to an indoor sensory gym that is nearby as well. It generally takes weeks to get her back on track after the time change. It is something you have to work through by doing different activities. Once the home situation is taken care of the school situation should get better

Thank you. We have also limited the food dyes and buy foods with no artificial colors and flavors and sugar free if possible. TV time is definitely one that I would like to reduce...working on it. Outside time is sometimes tricky...all depends on the weather we get. And boy do we feel it when he doesn't get out. We have had bad weather here for 3 days now so he has not been out playing. Weather was awful today but we made it a point to get him out of the house and just go out to the store. Too icy and wet to play outside.

Thanks @A MyAutismTeam Member! Very helpful information.
@A MyAutismTeam Member also good info. He has a chart at school as well. I have now started one for home. Thank you.

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"Hyper" behavior is hard to deal with because it is hard to figure out the cause. Sometimes my son runs around the house to avoid homework, but other times it is just a sensory behavior.

The first step is to try to figure out the cause. If he is frustrated, and tired of trying to understand things, then it might be as simple as changing the learning environment.

We have had good luck with extending the reward system from ABA to my son's school work. He has a badge board at school, for example. It may not work for everyone, but it might be worth a try.