Sounds like a vocal tic to me. Google the term "vocal tic". Many ADHD kids who take stimulants have tic problems. Stimulants sometimes "unmask" a latent tic. In my research, I've read that the stimulants don't directly cause the tic. If a child is prone to tics, or has Tourette's, the meds can bring them to the surface.
My son had a temporary problem with a motor tic.....a head rubbing tic. We added the medication Tenex to help control them. They finally ceased after about 1 or 2 weeks.
It also may be a combination of tic, impulse control, and attention seeking (behavioral) patterns all rolled into one. I'd consult his doctor and review meds.
Okiemom
Does he make short, high pitched noises, rock, or stack toys? How are his social skills? Speech? Did he reach his milestones on time? Does he have a wide range of interests? Does he memorize things like numbers, letters, TV shows? Could be nothing, could be vocal tics, or could be something more than ADHD. My son did this and, although diagnosed ADHD for several years, it turned out to be a higher form of autism. He was very inattentive, squirmy, made weird noises, raged before he learned to talk (at five) and didn't really interact with kids. He'd run with them, but didn't really talk to them or do any give-and-take play. A NeuroPsych finally evaluated him for twelve hours and we finally got the right help. He also has sensory issues (can't tolerate certain clothing/food). You may want to rule it out just to be save (after our experiences with misdiagnoses, my motto is "Better to be safe than sorry.") His symptoms sound a lot like Aspergers or High Functioning Autism than ADHD. My son also breaks into "teleivision speak" and he knows his stuff verbatim. My daughter has a PDD-NOS kid in her class and he does the same thing. Both have learned, through intervention, not to do it much in school and are more appropriate now, although they are still "different." Good outcomes depend on early interventions in all disorders and ADHD treatment for any sort of ASD is not enough or even appropriate. Whateve you decide, good luck! OlderMom38862.1824305556
Has he ever said why he does it? Have you asked him why? Is he bored and it's a way of relieving that? Does he not know? Does it feel like it's something he "has" to do?
Answers to those questions would help. My son does a lot of noise, tapping, etc when he is bored at school. Some children though have vocal tics, and they just can't help it. Some children on the spectrum also make a variety of noises for no particular reason.
I really have no clue, but it's something I would mention to his doctor for sure. Could be nothing, could be significant.
This is an issue that has plagued my son (now 9 years old) his whole life..... noisy outbursts. As a younger fellow, it would make his classmates laugh and the teacher frown. Now it has become disruptive. He will burst into a soundclip for the StarWars movies at full volume while everyone else is reading. Or squawk and make other funny (loud) noises during other times when everyone is concentrating or listening to the teacher. He is getting into trouble with it. HELP! It seems to be lessened while his ADHD medication (Dexedrine) is still in his system in the morning, but we are all reluctant to give him an afternoon dose (he has enough trouble getting to sleep). Is this an ADHD compulsivity thing? Or is this something that smacks of something else?
He is also a serious fidgetter, he doesn't "sit" or look in one place for any reasonable length of time. He's not "hyper" particularly, but he does squirm when he is doing tasks he isn't interested in. It is falling farther and farther behind on his in-class assignments. As a result he often "doesn't have time to eat his lunch" and then he's more prone to frustration.