Can you say that to a teacher?
I just got an email from A’s kindergarten teacher. Wow! A is so on task and attentive today. What is different? Better sleep, exercise before class? I have provided him a cushy seat to see if it helps the wiggles …
ADHD
Even the paranoid can have enemies. Even the hypochondriac can get sick. And even the mom who is looked at as being too involved and concerned and worried about her son’s health and well-being can be right. A’s appointment at …
Don’t cry over spilt non-dairy soy or rice-based beverage
We’ve decided to take A off of all dairy and see what happens. It’s no surprise, really, just surprising that we didn’t do it in December when it was recommended to us. He’s always had an issue with milk. When …
Certain only of uncertainty
A is five. The biggest hurdle with him, from day one, is the unpredictability, both good and not-so-good. As an infant, he rarely slept more than 2 hours at a stretch (this finally resolved itself somewhat by the time he …
It’s Always Something, part deux
We got the preliminary report back yesterday on A’s sleep study. We’re not nuts, there’s something going on. I hate to be happy about that, but we’ve been looking for answers for years. The sleep tech said A was having …
It’s always something
A had a sleep study last night. At his last ENT appointment, the doctor suggested one, due to his huge tonsils. A study was released this spring marking the correlation between large tonsils, non-restful sleep, and ADHD-like behavior. Thank GOD …
Decisions, decisions…
I have a comic around here somewhere that I saved some time ago, finding it gruesomely funny. In it, the Man with the Yellow Hat is standing over a morose Curious George saying, “Here, George, take your Ritalin so we …