We are again on the quest for a medication that will work. Over the past three months, I have watched him struggle as we keep readjusting - and now trying a new medication.
Three days ago, when he was totally all over the board, we were trying to find something to burn off energy. I opted to move some logs out of the woods - Jake wanted to do it only if he could use the hatchet. Hmmm, lets see, alone in the woods with a child who is having trouble with impulse control - and is swinging a hatchet.
We opted to move the wood with the promise of another excursion with the hatchet!
The Story behind the Stories
When Jake was three, he was diagnosed with a nasal encephalocoele which required brain surgery. Ever since then, he has struggled to catch up academically, but his heart is one of the purest I have ever known. Because his brain didn't process well, he never learned stranger anxiety and most of the time doesn't fear anything. I started these as a way to remember all the things he says and does that are so very different from my other children. The aftermath of that brain surgery has been ADD and epilepsy, which he has also taken in stride. He is a joy most of the time, I only wish people could appreciate his uniqueness and spirit, rather than wanting him to fit into a mold.
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