At Orin's therapy session last night, the therapist
finally handed me his official report (to be submitted to our Pediatrician). His report states that the exaggerated blinking and hand flapping evidently isn't characteristic of his type of
ADHD so it's been suggested we see a pediatric neurologist to diagnose any possible motor issues, etc. (Katie - you know what you're talking about!!!)
I can't get O scheduled with the Pediatrician until the end of January. He wants to do his own evaluation even though the therapist he referred us to already made a diagnosis. This frustrates me. Dr. Maxwell only does these
evaluations on Thursdays at 11:15 because they're lengthy. (90+ minutes) Christmas and New Years are both on Thursdays and the following Thursday he's out for a meeting. I want it done NOW. He should reschedule something for us. Orin is much more important than anyone else. Right?!?!?! :)
I asked Dr. Gibson (therapist) to recommend some reading material. He handed me a book off the shelf in his office. He said "Instead of trying to help him, why don't you start by trying to understand what it's like inside him."
Of course I'm
learning that many of the things I've been doing have been causing O even more frustration. A big one is when he does something completely obnoxious and I ask him why, he nearly always says "I don't know." In response I nearly always say "Yes, you do know and I want an answer." Turns out he really doesn't know. That's part of this disorder - being impulsive. Doing things
without thinking.
I have a LOT to learn. I hope that I have people around me who will be supportive and offer constructive criticism when needed. I never want to do something for Orin that is not in his best interest. For example - medicating him because it offers ME an easier road to travel and not because it's what offers ORIN the best result.
