Psychomotor OE (Overexcitability)

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How having OE might affect yourself and/or your child.
Where this behaviour stems from.
How it can be misdiagnosed.
What the strengths are of having Overexcitability.

Psychomotor OE

Children, with psychomotor OE, have an enormous amount of energy. They have a strong need to engage in physical activities, liking to move, dance, run, climb, play fight as well as fast games and sports. They often express strong enthusiasm when engaged and might talk rapidly and excessively.

Concentration

They may have difficulty sitting still and concentrating when not interested, often seen as a characteristic of ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), which means that the psychomotor OE child has the potential of being misdiagnosed with ADHD.

“John (7) can’t sit still. During dinner he runs between the table and the cupboard, the fridge and the toys in the other room; he hardly touches his chair, while talking all the time. The more emphasis his behaviour gets and the more the parents get stressed, the more John moves and talks.” Observation by Simone

Restless

When feeling emotionally tense, they might be restless, compulsive talkers and develop nervous habits such as nail-biting, hair pulling and skin scratching.

When stressed they can be very impulsive, show an intense physical drive, organise their room very compulsively (which is sometimes seen as a characteristic of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), act out, become extremely competitive or engage in adrenaline stimulating behaviours. When under stress psychomotor OE individuals often show signs of workaholism and competitiveness.

To be able to move or fidget can be calming and aid concentration.

“My son could only listen to me reading a book out loud when his hands were occupied He would always draw or try to play very silently with his Lego.” Simone about her now young adult son.

Energy Changing

Often if a child with psychomotor OE enters the room, the energy changes and his or her presence can be disturbing to the routine.

This OE is a great gift to have because, although difficult in a classroom setting, later in life, they are able to put all that energy into achieving their own chosen goals.
Read more about the other areas of intensity: Sensual, Intellectual, Imaginational and Emotional.

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OE (Overexcitability) is an element of a Developmental Theory –Theory of Positive Disintegration by Dabrowski- that is one of the underpinning theories of MERT (Multi-level Emotion Regulation Theory) developed by Simone de Hoogh. Overexcitability explains and allows us to look at ‘extreme’ behaviour as a valuable asset in our or our children’s life.

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