As a Result…..

Of low blood sugar:  My brain is sending tiny explosions off in my head.  My eyes feel like they’re bulging and my ears, especially the right one, want to implode.  I can actually hear it ticking away in there.  Geesh!  I’m sitting here eating an egg, waiting for the demolition in my head to subside.  

Of the EMG:  My foot feels 100% better today but my leg, where the Dr. really had me flex hard, is still bothering me.  I can’t help but wonder if she nicked the nerve somehow.  It throbbed all night long and the muscle wants to spasm when I flex my toes up.  When you go to the doctor for a pain problem, whether it be a broken bone or a neurological thing, you expect a certain amount of discomfort when being examined but, damn, this was just too much.  I’m SO glad I’ll never have to do that again.  If they think otherwise, I’ll just flat out tell them NO!

Of Auditory Processing Testing:  The test results for Wesley’s Auditory Processing test have come back.  He’s got a mild form of CAPD.  The assessment goes as follows:

Wesley’s listening problems in the classroom may be related to maturational issues.  His ability to process language in the presence of competing noise will most likely improve with maturity.  Children with neuromaturational delay benefit from small group instruction to target their individual auditory and educational difficulties.  Effective management techniques include: providing examples of required work, providing a hands-on environment, training in key word extraction, use of interhemispheric exercises, and providing the student with a copy of classroom notes.  

On a side note she wrote:  The Pitch Pattern Sequence Test revealed strong pitch pattern sequencing skills.  Wesley was also able to label the auditory patterns with 100% accuracy.  He has perfect pitch.

I kind-a figured he’d test positive somewhere in the Auditory area.  I’m glad to learn he may out grow it, though.  It’s not like Liz’s where she’ll have it all her life.  Now if I could only get him interested in learning how to play a musical instrument!!  Wow, how amazing he could be!  

Of consuming sugar:  This morning was very difficult.  I know for a fact that sugar has a very HUGE role in my son’s behavioral issues.  He found a bottle of Ginger Ale in the cupboard, hidden behind the potatoes for Hubby, and took it up to the bathroom to drink about a half a liter of it before Liz caught him in the act.  For the rest of the evening he was bouncing off the walls and antagonizing Allie who can barely tolerate him.  Needless to say, the whole household was in a dysfunctional upheaval most of the night.  He woke up this morning with his oppositional behavior in high gear, over tired and a weepy, crying mess.  

He begged, pleaded and cried not to be forced to go to school and I almost caved.  Especially when he said, "Mommy, you know why I don’t like school?  Because all the kids are MEAN TO ME!!!"  He then collapsed into a heap in the middle of the living room floor sobbing like a baby and repeating over and over "I hate school!"

Of being responsible:  I feel SO GUILTY forcing him to go!  I pulled up to the school, told him I loved him and that I’d see him after school.  As he got out of the truck he wiped his face and mumbled, "If you loved me, you wouldn’t do this to me," and walked away to the doors.  I cried all the way home.  This is just killing me!!

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Of finally having my son tested at school:  I just spoke with the school psychologist, she called while I was sitting here writing.  We set up a meeting to review his MFE and IEP on the 31st.  She’s also suggested another school I might be interested in transferring him to where she says they have very small classrooms and aids that are there the whole time.  I set up an appointment for Wesley and I to meet the teacher and see how the classrooms work.  The only possible issue I may have about this school is that I think it’s one of the schools that Mrs. M., our former family advocate, has had trouble with in the past.  I’m waiting to hear back from her to find out what she thinks.  If she doesn’t think it would be in our best interest to deal with them, my only other alternative is to check out the Spectrum school and possibly the Charter School.  I’ve even been considering doing ECOT with Wesley this year.  

Of a bad glucose test:  The doctor’s office finally called and told me to make an appointment with my family doctor to address my Diabetes.  So, it’s official.  I’ll see my doctor tomorrow to finally start a treatment plan.  I’m SO ready to have this under control.  

Ugh!!  It’s just so much to think about!! 

Well, Cathy’s ECOT computer, for some reason, is acting up and she needs to use this one to attend school today.  

Hope you all have a great day.  🙂

Until next time…..