Special Olympics 2012

What a difference a year can make!  I was waiting for Kevin’s bus this afternoon and thinking about how he was last year at this time.  Today they had the Opening Ceremonies for the Special Olympics in our area and when he got off the bus today I was so thrilled to see how happy he was.  Last year I didn’t even send him to school for the Opening Ceremonies.  They have the ceremonies in an enclosed arena and it can be very loud at times.  His teacher and I both felt that it would have been too much for him, so I just kept him home that day.    Plus, I didn’t want her to have to try to locate me if I had to go and try to pick him up at the arena.  I remember I had to go to the swimming event, because his she ended up sick that day.  Poor guy could hardly function and this year he’s so much happier and more important alert.   I think he’s having fun.

Time for an Update

It’s been awhile since I’ve had time to sit down and write anything about how Kevin is doing with his diet and medications.   After trying for almost two months I finally got Kevin’s records from his former Neurologist.  It took a little time to read them, because they are all hand written.  After reading through them I came to the conclusion that I spent a lot of time trying to please other people such as teachers instead of standing my ground and saying no.  I had totally forgotten that we had tried Adderall and Strattra with Kevin years ago.  One knocked him out so bad it was a little scary and the other did nothing for him.  The only reason we even tried it was because the teacher wanted him to stay focused a little better during class.  He didn’t do anything wrong.  He would just let his mind wonder off in another direction while doing his school work.  This all happened back in 2003 and 2004 which were stressful times for me, so I guess I can’t get to upset with myself for giving these two pills a try back then.   As it is he is showing progress with the new medication and we’re working on taking him off of Prozac.   His new doctor seemed very pleased with Kevin’s progress and I guess he should.  The first time he saw Kevin he was sitting there all curled up in a ball.  Now he’s relaxed and alert.  He went to his Dad’s for the weekend and his Dad said Kevin did okay over the weekend.  Yes!  That’s a plus in itself.