Jonathan didn't have HBOT on Monday because that is their off day to refill the oxygen tanks. And he didn't have HBOT today because the streets were icy and I never made it in time. The traffic was unbelievable and it took me 2.5 hours to get home (normally a 30 min drive). My dad made it to the truck, but no one could go in with Jonathan. The technician was alone. Normally, if the 2 of them are there, one can go in with a child. But that was not the case today. I told my dad to go back home and he was stuck in traffic for 1.5 hours. To give you an idea, it normally takes 20 minutes to go from home to the HBOT. The streets were really bad. Lots of accidents.
Today we received Jonathan's 2nd quarter's report card. On one hand, I am glad to see that he is "Progressing toward mastery of Kindergarten objectives". It seems as though he is going to pass to 1st grade. Although it is early to say. But what got me really worried and even sad is the last sentence in the teacher's narrative: "I am concerned with the amount of time spent redirecting Jonathan. He seems to have regressed since the first quarter".
I noticed that for the past 2 months he is more hyper, and his attention span has shortened. And I have been working towards figuring out what is going on. One thing that made things a bit better was re-introducing Vitamin K2. I had ran out of it in December and that is when he was really bad. But at school apparently, although he has gotten better, he is not back to the way he was last November. I am going to re-introduce the entire Vitamin K2 protocol again. I started him back on VSL#3 probiotics tonight and I am going to order the supplements I am missing. This is very troubling for me because at this moment in time, I cannot quit my job to work full-time with Jonathan.
So my plan is to get back on the Vitamin K2 protocol, finish the HBOT and do the neurofeedback therapy. He is still not articulating all words properly. I cannot find a speech therapist that will take my insurance yet. So I am going to find out if I can do a couple of Tomatis sessions. There is a new place in the area. I don't know if they take insurance or not. I'll call this week to find out.
I know this is going to be a roller coaster with school for the rest of our lives. But it is so frustrating that Jonathan is a brilliant child and yet because of his autism, it is hard to see his potential. And because I only see him 3 hours a day (1 hour in the morning before school and 2 hours in the evening when I get home and before he goes to bed), neither which time I am working with him because I am busy preparing breakfast or dinner, that there is very little I can do to correct his behavior. I am not a very happy camper today. But I'll think of a solution. That is all I can do.
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