Eye therapy

My son started wearing glasses when he was four, he is now eight. the glasses he has when he was four was for someone who was almost blind is what one eye doctor said and it was wrong, so he was wearing the wrong strength for four years. This summer I found him another doctor, this said that his vision is almost perfect but he has a little bit of a focus problem, so he got a much weaker strength and bifocals. I then heard of vision therapy. It cost a lot and insurance does not cover it but I tried it anyway. He did some test on him, had him walk, checked some reflexes, looked into his eyes with bright lights, and had him read the chart. He said that his current glasses are wrong. his vision is almost perfect, but he needs prisms to help bring his world into focus. i like this doctor.

nearing the eight month mark

He has been on the gfcf diet for about 8 months now, this year in school, although he had a rocky start, he has been doing better than expected. He is doing second and third grade work, mostly third ( he is in the third grade, so this is huge) he is learning cursive and multiplication by 1's. He has not been sick at all so he actually got perfect attendance, ( which is huge) he usually gets really sick every year. He has also made straight a's the first quater and got the superintendents honor roll. He is calming down and has been able to utlize the trampoline for anger management. he jumps to 100 and it calms him down. he is having less meltdowns as a result. his reading level is now at a 2.5 level and he enjoys reading to us now. I am feeling like I am getting my little boy back. the one that was lost in autism and is now emerging. He is sweet, caring, likes to laugh and joke, he loves his sister and family means everything to him. he is smart and is gaining confidence and making friends this year. He is growing up in so many ways. now that I have him back I am thankful I discovered the diet and other treatments for him, I do sometimes miss the baby and toddler years, back when i did not know what was wrong, I feel as if he and I both were cheated because I could help him sooner and hewas so lost to us then and he was so angry. I am thankful that this year he is better.

needing to keep them occupied

my son is very aggressive, and very whiny, my daughter is very aggressive and very mean. when they get bored it is like a war at home. We are coming off of a four day weekend. it is proving to be very difficult. My daughter already went though all her activity books, all her movies and all her new toys from her birthday. My son just wants to play gamecube. I do not adhere to hours of playing games but he is driving everyone nuts!

birthday parties

Even though she cannot eat the food, I decided to have her birthday at McDonald's, then we invited her entire class and some others to come along. This will take place next weekend. No body is going to eat the food, we are going to bring two cakes. speaking of cake, it is the gluten free Kinnikinick brand cake. I am a huge fan of these because they are great tasting and easy to make. My children just love the chocolate flavor. They run about $7 a mix so they only get these on birthdays, this week I am going to make two cakes for the party, then my mom is going to make the frosting, thanks to natural food dye $6 a bottle, she will be able to have pink and purple frosting, I am also going to make 24 cupcakes for the class on Friday. I am looking forward to it, after all we are talking about a little girl who hardly ever gets anything chocolate or sweet, I just know that she will love it and appreciate it.

Progress reports

School has always been hard for my son, he has been 2 years behind consistently since first grade. In the second grade I was told that he would not get above fourth grade level. He has now been on the gfcf diet for about 6 months, I have taken him away from potatoes, he has been taking a probiotic and vitamins and is now over his infections. The fog has cleared, because of the diet and other interventions the adhd med is more tolerable. He is now in the third grade and is doing 2nd and 3rd grade work, mostly 3rd grade, he is still reading at below grade level and probably always will, but his progress report has all A's, he is finally learning and retaining what he learns. all the teachers are telling me how smart he is and his confidence level is up.

starting to feel some empathy

My son is starting to show some concern for someone else and ask questions about them, something that has been hard for him, I think that his yeast infecton and constipation is just aboutover, he seems to be able to focus better and yesterday he had a great day. At school he is doing the third grade work with a little help and he is starting to read a bit more than he was, I am hopeful that he can catch up this year, seeing as he has been consistantly 2 years behind since first grade.

coming to some conclusions

I have realized that in my quest for finding more out about Autism and adhd and treating my children, through diet andsupplements and working with their doctors, reading books and researching on the web, that I have lost track of who I am. I am now trying to figure out how to get me back Me as in the person that I am besides being a mom. I love being a mom but I also know that if I can find out more me as a person that I will be happier and that will in turn make me a better mom to my kids. It is easy to lose track of yourself, when you do it is easy to feel lost, depressed and unappreciated. I am going to start by finding something to do that I used to love before I had kids. Some advice for other moms out there that are trying to help their children the same way I am helping mine: Do not lose track of yourself and always make time for something you enjoy doing.