Splat Goes Life.

One thing very big with Jack's school, and with the school before, is that every day is a fresh start. A new day. Whatever happened yesterday is forgiven. Natural consequences, discipline, etc. should be meted out the same day and not held over. When they are, they lose their impact. This doesn't mean that past events are not talked about later on. Friday morning, I went in before school to have a meeting with the principal, Special Ed. director, Intervention Specialist, teacher, and mental health specialist. (Everyone's a "specialist" these days). The goal was (according to the principal) to make sure that everyone was on the same page about how to best serve Jack, and really, how to best dish out consequences and/or rewards for behavior. I didn't think we came to any real conclusions though, or decide to handle things any differently than we have been. The IS and the mental health specialist planned to meet with him later that morning to show him how ma...

It's been a while between updates, because sometimes, the thought of sitting down and rehashing things makes my face twitch. LOL Jack went back to the clinic in October, which was a tad later than what the Dr. had in mind, but that ultimately ended up being the earliest appointment I could get. His EKG was normal, but his blood work showed an elevation in liver enzymes, two low liver counts (he's anemic like his mother), higher cholesterol levels, and he also had higher-than-normal blood pressure when we went to the appointment. He also weighs 122 lbs, which really isn't very much less than what I weigh. All of this is due to his meds, because they cause him to eat. His diet isn't great because he is so picky about food (which is partly a sensory thing), and I'm now looking into meat-free versions of his favorite meat. Sigh. The Dr. did leave him at the same dose of medication he's been on since the end of 4th grade, because it seems like the school is bet...