Jonathan woke up a bit whiny today. He was also quite defiant today. The only thing that I can think of is pollen. He has severe allergies to pollen, and he gets weekly allergy shots to help him with that and other environmental items he is allergic to. But autistic kids tend to show misbehavior when their allergies act up. He never shows signs of allergies (itchy nose or eyes, running nose, etc.), but his IgE skin test showed the highest level. I need to get Zyrtek refilled soon.
When I dropped him off at daycare, I left a small note in the basket saying: "Jonathan, Vanessa, Daddy and Mommy love you very much". When I picked him up at 4:45pm, the teacher told me that Jonathan did really well this morning in circle time and that he was extremely happy and proud that Mommy left him a message. That was a very nice comment. The ABA therapist also wrote a comment in his book about the same reaction. I will make sure to leave a note everyday. So he can associate that we are always thinking of him.
When I got home with Jonathan, I checked his backpack and read a note from his public school teacher saying that he was assessed today for speech but because he was very hyper and had trouble concentrating, the assessment did not go well. At first, I was sad since he had such a terrific morning and a fantastic day yesterday. But then I thought that it was actually a good thing because I do want the school to provide as much speech therapy during Kindergarten as possible, and this assessment will help me prove it.
HBOT Day 23
Today, when we arrived Jonathan said: "I don't want to go in the truck. I don't like to be inside the submarine". He has been articulating his feelings quite well lately. I told him that we had no choice. We got in to discover that the air conditioning was broken. It was about 90 degrees inside. There were only 2 kids today, so we had more space inside and less human bodies to generate heat. However, Jonathan was sweating like crazy and Gage was very unhappy and crying. You could tell that he was very uncomfortable. Jonathan was totally into the Dora movie. He answered every question that she asked and then turned around and told me what was going on. It was very cute.
When we finished, Daddy and Vanessa were outside waiting for us. I had an autism parents support group meeting tonight and Javier went to pick Jonathan up. Daddy said that the night went well. They stopped on the way home and the kids got spaghetti and meatballs and they all went home to eat it.
Because I did not get home until passed 11pm, Jonathan skipped his supplements today. One time is okay. I hope he has an OK day tomorrow.
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