Boredom in school

Maybe you can look into buying her stim toys I don't know what to say about her seeking out sensory stimulation I'm not a sensory seeking autistic I get irritated and aggravated sensory wise.

But stim toys might be a good place to start for her to just keep her hands occupied and get her brain thinking about that rather than on having to escape school for some stimulation.

Thanks O, we do have stim toys for her already but she doesn't use them much at the moment. School have given her squishes in the past for her to play with in lesson, which they will do again.

That's at least they are trying to help its hard to find a supplement to just her wanting to leave school, maybe there is something in the school its self she could help with whenever she feels like she wants to leave then at least she won't leave the school grounds I don't know what that could be but just to put it out there.

Which is why, I would imagine, you should never ask her to paint the same thing twice? Or maybe she just struggles with long projects and lets bite sized art projects. Panels in a comic maybe? And comics are open ended and narative. You can keep the story going on as long as you like. 

It may be but I believe that once something goes to plain and she does it over and over again, she doesn't get that excitement and it just turns boring and her brain isn't being stimulated so she is now seeking that... 

Maybe because she feels it's too restrictive? If some one sits you down and says 'paint a bowl of fruit' it can feel very restrictive and boring. As compared to 'paint something fun' Also possibly she finds paint to mess / smelly.

They are going to paint or do something to the wall in the dining hall, and they asked for her opinion on which theme she likes and she chose the subtle colours rather than brighter ones. She has the option to engage and participate in creating it but she doesn't want to.

I know that would be a great idea, but she will just refuse to use art supplies, even in other lessons, or in things she enjoys.Teachers usually have to do it themselves if she tells them what to do. Today, she went to 2/6 lessons and the other times she was sat on the bench again and did more carving and they are now calling it '.......Bench' and tell her to put her name on it . The head teacher works really well with her and has given her some colour changing putty to play with which will use her hands, which she loves... 

ParentingAutism said:

she likes to do graffiti and carve things

That's often an expression of wanting to take control of their own life - similar to vandalism - proving that you can make a mark on the world for everyone to see.        Is there anything big and creative she can produce to get what's on the inside out into the world?      

again why not give her an easel and some art supplies? Or maybe some clay. She seems very tactile. Something she can engage in with her hands might suit her.

Haha that's cool though I never could draw but I remember in school i used to carve stick men on the benches and plastic chairs with a compass when I was bored.

Stimming isn't always about physical act of actually stimming it can be a way to focus your mind or distract your self from sensory input that's annoying you that's how it seems to me anyway, thinking back now I remember I used to carve things when ever I escaped a crowded part of school during lunch and break or when class got too noisy 

Haha that's cool though I never could draw but I remember in school i used to carve stick men on the benches and plastic chairs with a compass when I was bored.

Stimming isn't always about physical act of actually stimming it can be a way to focus your mind or distract your self from sensory input that's annoying you that's how it seems to me anyway, thinking back now I remember I used to carve things when ever I escaped a crowded part of school during lunch and break or when class got too noisy 

I know that would be a great idea, but she will just refuse to use art supplies, even in other lessons, or in things she enjoys.Teachers usually have to do it themselves if she tells them what to do. Today, she went to 2/6 lessons and the other times she was sat on the bench again and did more carving and they are now calling it '.......Bench' and tell her to put her name on it . The head teacher works really well with her and has given her some colour changing putty to play with which will use her hands, which she loves... 

again why not give her an easel and some art supplies? Or maybe some clay. She seems very tactile. Something she can engage in with her hands might suit her.