Don't apologize. I was I'm the very same shoes at one stage. It's physical activity, same as OT. The more physically active they are the more they release excess sensory skills. That's where swimming,piano,dance,horseback riding,drama club, & now cheer came in. I found the more I had her be physically active with others the better. It's OT & socializing all in one. When she was young her diagnosis was MRELD. I had her going to Allied Services 2x a week from ages 2-4 for both speech & OT, no dice. After 4 that's when I took the ball and put it completely in my hands, that therapy wasn't enough. After just 3 months of swimming she finally started calling out my name, worked better with cues & redirecting, behavior was toning down, etc.
I also made changes in the diet later, wish I knew about it earlier! That's a plus. Discipline when needed. Flashcards, sign language, cutting sentences down to terms they can understand while little by little building the terms up. More and more you'll see and understand. If you go on my profile I have a bit of info even about the shots and the effects they play on this condition

If he gets services from an agency in your area inquire with them. If not, get a document from his Dr about his condition and how He's definitely one who should benefit from their services. Community yrs, academic yrs, MT, BS, ava, etc, and take it to an agency in your area. After a full evaluation is run they'll determine the number of hrs He's entitled to. Giving that push while staying low on carb intake helps tremendous! Brings you to this final outcome....

Good! He could be eligible for a community TSS worker to go in the water for guidance and redirection. That way you can put him in a regular course instead of one for kids with special needs. The more they do things with kids that didn't have development delays the more communication skills develop. That's if they're high functioning.
By the time my daughter was in 1st grade I was able to pull her out of swim and put her in piano and dance class without a TSS worker.
Good luck again!! But enjoy. Those days seems like yesterday. My daughter's near the end of her freshman year and just tried out for cheerleading for highschool, she made it. It's those pushes that brought her to the level she's at!!!
Our kids are warriors!💪🤘💙

Thanks for the suggestion! He is very active and enjoys Physical activities but its hard for him to follow the instructions in the class. I try to take him out everyday, open gym, children Museum or playground. Will think about swimming class too. He loves water and was really good at the kids and parent swimming class last year. Maybe we should try those kind of classes.

I'd stick with the first one. Using the cards, reading stories then asking questions about it afterwards is a plus. When my daughter was younger her visual skills affected her ability to express thoughts. So along with the speech therapy I enrolled her in a swimming course. Physical activity brought the visual skills down, she picked up on the other kids communication skills and her ability to express herself as well as understanding others improved.
Give both of them another shot to see which one helps him the best. Who he likes or feels more comfortable with will also play a baring on his improvement. Good luck!