Salutations
Life has certainly turned upside down these past few weeks. With a brand new kitchen, living with the ‘rents, and new medication for AJ we have had our fair share of transitions. Eric has also taken on new responsibility at work with a new job so we are very excited about that.
What is most exciting is that AJ has learned how to simply (pardon the cliche) roll with the punches. Oh, he has his moments wherein he throws a little tantrum or tries to yell at me using his made up expletives. Those, in my mind are all natural little boy things that he is working through and I am happy to allow him to experience those things.
After only three weeks on this miracle (oh, yes!) medication I have seen a frustrated, tired, angry, and out of control maniac of a child transform into one of the sweetest, most lovable, compliant, knowledge hungry, talkative, responsive, calm, and independent 4-year-olds I have ever met. He belly laughs, holds conversations with me about the birds in the trees, answers questions; all things he could not do before.
And he is SO proud of himself for it…and that, by itself, makes almost 100 percent of the difference.
I know that I should dare not say it but right now I would not classify my son as a special needs child and if he were to be evaluated RIGHT NOW I think he would only qualify because of his speech, and processing disorders, not his behavior issues (which they don’t really test for but take into account anyway).
For the first time since he joined our family there is not only a glimmer of hope for his future but a spotlight beaming on all that is possible for him.
I am so proud to be his mother and so proud to hear him look up at his papa in the morning and say, with a gleaming smile, “Good morning, Papa, Salutations.”
Tags: special needs, behavior issues, boy, processing disorders, risperdal, medications, renovations
April 24th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Awesome! I am SO glad to hear it.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Hello,An autism symptoms checklist should be something with which every new parent is familiar because autism is more prevalent than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined…!!