this & that
• It's been over a week now since Rowan, age 6, made the decision NOT to play with toys rather than learn to pick them up. At the moment he is outside leaning sticks up against the piknik table. I'm not sure what to think of it really...or how long it will last. I am curious to see how Fri goes if and when his friend comes over.
• I didn't like Night at the Museum. Not sure why...it just got on me nerves somehow.
• Took Emma to get her hearing tested. No tonal problems. Dr. said to get tested for the other kind (loud enough, just can't understand the words all the time) through the schools. I'm 90% positive this is a lot of her trouble. I'm not sure if the strattera is working or not. Sometimes seems it is and sometimes not. But her tics improved dramatically all but the last week for some reason. If there is more stress for her I don't know where it would be coming from. Her pednero appmnt. is next week so I'm going to go read the tourettes/autism sensory impairments sites he gave me plus look up the list of meds he gave me as options which I didn't feel she needed any before but I am seeing that she might have a real problem with compulsions: stealing, pestering and others. So, I'm undecided at the moment.
• I'm trying very hard not to lose patience with Philip but I just can't stand to hear about everything relating back to TV and video games, and the seeing of patterns in nonessiential and extraneous things... EVery word etc relating back to it's use in something else... AAAHHHH!!!!! I need a REAL parents of LD/spectrum kids support group. the local one sucks.
• I stopped taking concerta because it was giving me heartburn/indigestion/chest pains. I find myself wandering from task to task in the middle of them now. I see the docs tomorrow, maybe he'll put me on something else. I'd like to talk with my counselor about having the meltdown coming back from chicago-depression-but only lasted one day, came back to my senses quickly this time. I realized I don't have to say yes to those trips anymore. I had to put cotton in my ears to block out the kids on the trip back, mind racing brain storm, tim going to fall asleep and crash etc etc. I don't know if I'll be able to bring it up. I don't know why I get that way. She'll derail me and I'll forget or for some reason I won't think it's important at the time plus, it's hard to remember that state when I'm in a positive one. Those are the only times I feel suicidal - the brain storms (is it possible for allergies to do that?). If I had to stay that way for an extended period of time I think I would... or I'll be the person sitting in the corner rocking, hands on ears and talking to myself. A scary thought.
• I didn't like Night at the Museum. Not sure why...it just got on me nerves somehow.
• Took Emma to get her hearing tested. No tonal problems. Dr. said to get tested for the other kind (loud enough, just can't understand the words all the time) through the schools. I'm 90% positive this is a lot of her trouble. I'm not sure if the strattera is working or not. Sometimes seems it is and sometimes not. But her tics improved dramatically all but the last week for some reason. If there is more stress for her I don't know where it would be coming from. Her pednero appmnt. is next week so I'm going to go read the tourettes/autism sensory impairments sites he gave me plus look up the list of meds he gave me as options which I didn't feel she needed any before but I am seeing that she might have a real problem with compulsions: stealing, pestering and others. So, I'm undecided at the moment.
• I'm trying very hard not to lose patience with Philip but I just can't stand to hear about everything relating back to TV and video games, and the seeing of patterns in nonessiential and extraneous things... EVery word etc relating back to it's use in something else... AAAHHHH!!!!! I need a REAL parents of LD/spectrum kids support group. the local one sucks.
• I stopped taking concerta because it was giving me heartburn/indigestion/chest pains. I find myself wandering from task to task in the middle of them now. I see the docs tomorrow, maybe he'll put me on something else. I'd like to talk with my counselor about having the meltdown coming back from chicago-depression-but only lasted one day, came back to my senses quickly this time. I realized I don't have to say yes to those trips anymore. I had to put cotton in my ears to block out the kids on the trip back, mind racing brain storm, tim going to fall asleep and crash etc etc. I don't know if I'll be able to bring it up. I don't know why I get that way. She'll derail me and I'll forget or for some reason I won't think it's important at the time plus, it's hard to remember that state when I'm in a positive one. Those are the only times I feel suicidal - the brain storms (is it possible for allergies to do that?). If I had to stay that way for an extended period of time I think I would... or I'll be the person sitting in the corner rocking, hands on ears and talking to myself. A scary thought.