It's been a difficult week. Contrairan is weepy and difficult to communicate with. Every attempt ends with him sobbing.
A lot is happening at the moment. Cycling test, national day parade a new assistant teacher at school, we are packing because we are moving house next month and he will be flying to South Africa to visit his real dad for the summer holidays (the first time flying without me).
My contrarian seems overwhelmed by fear, the world is out to get him.
So I let him unpack all the boxes that I packed. We have agreed to stop the medication for a couple of weeks so that he can avoid the stomach ache. And tonight he can sleep on the sofa in in our bedroom.
Today we had taco's for the second day in a row - his favourite and then we went for a cycle.
For a boy who didn't want to cycle at all - he did pretty well.
I'm concerned about the side effects of the medication. No sleep and constant stomach ache can not be good for a 10 year old child. Have decided to go back to natural alternatives.
Thursday 24 May 2012
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Finally finished
We were called in for an appointment with BUP (child psychiatric unit) last week. The doctors have decided to finalize with an ADHD and Aspergers diagnosis.
The medicine has had no effect on Contrarian's social skills.
Contrarian is doing very well at school although he is not that attached to anybody. He goes through phases were he sometimes goes home with friends every day of the week and then suddenly doesn't want to for a long time.
He likes friends as long as they want to do an activity that he wants to do. The moment they suggest something else - in particular a physical activity then Contrarian no longer wants to hang around.
We have bought him a fish tank. He is very interested in fish at the moment.
It's only when we enter new spaces with new people that I realize how different my son is. He does not acknowledge other people unless I instruct him to.
The boy is doing good. We have small ups and downs but we have come so far.
Still struggling with the sensory issues. He pulls his T-shirts to shreads as he tries to make them 'bigger'. Any bigger and they will look like a dress on him.
Still can not get him to wear anything else but track suites. He has recently learned to tie his own shoe laces.
Very proud moment for us both.
The medicine has had no effect on Contrarian's social skills.
Contrarian is doing very well at school although he is not that attached to anybody. He goes through phases were he sometimes goes home with friends every day of the week and then suddenly doesn't want to for a long time.
He likes friends as long as they want to do an activity that he wants to do. The moment they suggest something else - in particular a physical activity then Contrarian no longer wants to hang around.
We have bought him a fish tank. He is very interested in fish at the moment.
It's only when we enter new spaces with new people that I realize how different my son is. He does not acknowledge other people unless I instruct him to.
The boy is doing good. We have small ups and downs but we have come so far.
Still struggling with the sensory issues. He pulls his T-shirts to shreads as he tries to make them 'bigger'. Any bigger and they will look like a dress on him.
Still can not get him to wear anything else but track suites. He has recently learned to tie his own shoe laces.
Very proud moment for us both.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)