I received the blood work for the mitochondrial disorder markers. I must admit that I was disappointed to see that they are normal because I continue to look for his missing link. The search continues...
This past week, Jonathan has shown to be more energetic and coordinated. In the past month, since I stopped the CCK, and a few herbs, his hunger has dropped. And as a consequence, he has lost 4 pounds. I think that he lost them because he is not pigging out like he used to and he is jumping on the trampoline more and doing more exercises both at school and through Tae Kwon Do. Don't get me wrong, he still eats like a champion. Just not all the junk food anymore. And I am going to continue to increase the amount of vegetables and fruits. Little by little.
We got the report card for the 3rd period and he got a 4 out of 5 in all areas. That is what he needs to pass Kindergarten I believe. The teacher also made a comment that Jonathan has improved in this period and urged us to read with him more to help him understand what he is reading. That is the hardest part right now for him. It is called "hyperlexia". He reads very well, but does not understand what he is reading (pragmatics). He is getting better.
He had a rough day at school on Wednesday it seems. I didn't get details but got the log marked with half the square. Which means lots of prompting took place. However, there were no issues the other days. Perhaps a bad day (like we all have sometimes).
Here is a short video of him at Tae Kwon Do. Notice how he is paying close attention to the Master, he turns to read his body language, he starts quickly and with good balance (they did this for 15 minutes and by the end, all the kids were practically walking), and he works hard to tag the kid in front of him until he does. Notice his reaction when he does it. Very appropriate for a child his age.
No comments:
Post a Comment