Thanks Heather,

I really like that idea about break time. Often when we get home dinner is about 20-30mins off, so I don't like to give a snack when after another 20 minutes I'm going to need him to eat "real" food, you know?
Recently I've tried to switch it around and rather rush getting supper done, let him eat (they get to watch cartoons while I'm cooking, and quite often while eating - yes I know this isn't great but at this stage of my life I need 5 minutes of relative sanity!!) - and only after supper then get started on homework. My only trouble doing things this way around is that he really needs quite a lot of sleep to function well, and if supper takes a little longer than an hour, then it's getting on for bedtime by the time we start homework.

I googled the sit fit cushion and I think the teacher is more likely to allow something like that than the yoga balls as it's less disruptive to other kids.

I love the bowling idea (never thought of it as heavy work!!) and we do usually swim once a week at my in-laws house.

I might need to start doing 10min on/off. Everything seems to take him such a long time!

Question re gymnastics - did it completely exhaust your son when he was in it? Our son comes back, and basically just manages to eat before crashing for the night. I've completely written off Thursday evenings with regards to doing homework as it's just impossible. Something that would take 5mins on a good day can take 30mins or more (though I usually stop at that point unless there's something that absolutely HAS to be handed in the next day).
And - also, was your son absolutely hyper in gymnastics? Our son is busy, but not often hyper - the first session at gymnastics though, he was bouncing off the walls all over the place with excitement. I think it was just because he loved it so much, but I'd never seen him like that!

The OT has said that while she can make suggestions to the teacher, there's nothing forcing the teacher to use her suggestions. I really envy you your 504s and IEPs. South Africa has an "Inclusive education" policy, but what this *actually* means, no-one seems to know.