(NO HBOT) - Distracted and Hyper

Jonathan is a great HBOT responder. And in my observations, he normally responds right around the same amount of dives. Right around the 20th day, Jonathan gets hyper and absentminded. It has happened on all sessions. We completed 25 dives and Jonathan has been very distracted since Monday (his 21st dive in this 4th session). So it is nice to see some reactions, because it means that there will be some improvements soon.

Thank you Cindy for your kind words in my previous blog. I am hard on myself. Thanks for the hugs and kisses.

I am much better. And I realized that the lack of sleep and exercise, and the horrible diet I am following (skipping meals and eating tons of chips) were probably also a big influence in my nervous breakdown. Since then, I have been eating better (except today I skipped lunch again) and I started taking vitamin and minerals. That has given me a huge booster. I don't feel as tired and sad. I don't feel sad at all.

And today I saw Jonathan again with my optimistic eyes. In the morning, as we were all getting ready to leave, Vanessa left her blanket in the house. Daddy and Vanessa were outside in the garage getting ready to leave. I asked Jonathan to pick it up and take it to Daddy. He did it and came back in when I realized that Vanessa's change of clothes were also inside the house. I gave them to Jonathan and told him to run outside to catch daddy before he left. Daddy was pulling out and stopped when saw Jonathan. He took the bag and told Jonathan to get back inside the house so he could close the garage. He waited for Jonathan to be up the steps and closed the garage door. Jonathan came inside the house and told me that daddy was gone and he had given him Vanessa's change of clothes and that we were late. So I grabbed my PC, purse, he grabbed his backpack and we left. But while Jonathan was out in the garage I realized how close to being "neuro-typical" he has become. He can do what I ask him and still be independent and responsible. I don't fear that he is going to run out to the streets and get run by a car. That is typical of an autistic child. To run without understanding danger or the unknown.

This evening he surprised me again. I heard the kids playing and they normally play pretend where Vanessa is a character and Jonathan is another. So as I heard their conversations, I figured it was because they were playing mom and dad as they normally do. But when I got close, I learned that they were using Vanessa' tiny dolls and started a soap opera of their own. That really we a wonderful thing to see.

Thanks for reading.