Thomas is such a funny one. He doesn't want you to do ANYTHING for him. He has never asked for help. He tries to do it himself, from little on. I mean, he was eating with a fork at 12 months old. Only now he's realizing it's nice to have people feed you and has become lazy and wants us to spoonfeed him.. although I do think that's a little frustration with spilling so much when he tries. He's getting a lot more tantrums and I do think we're at a point of breakthrough, he's either going to communicate better or we'll get more tantrums
Ofcourse we're working on giving him the tools to communicate.
He's been doing really well with little laminated pictures that he has to velcro down on a sheet to show what he wants to do next. He's also been pointing out pictures on his puzzle to get the piece he wants. So we're getting some feedback from him!
Google has been my friend, I do research a lot, but I do take everything with an approach of "well, this could be helpful, I should mention it to one of his therapists" and they take it from there.. I don't go in demanding they treat him for things he may not have. And I do try things at home, as long as I don't think they'll be harmful.
We tried Melatonin, which turned out to be helpful from time to time but not a daily thing.
We're gluten free and dairy free right now, on a hunch, just to try.. We found out the dairy was definitely an issue, unsure on the gluten.. I'd like perhaps an allergy test done, since his digestion is not 100% still, but again, his pediatrician is bad about dismissing things. Kid goes dairy free, rash disappears, digestion gets better. Kid eats yogurt, gets the runs and a rash.. don't need to be a doctor to realize that one.
Recently his occupational therapist said she'd teach me the Wilbarger protocol, which is brushing and deep pressure on the joints. She cancelled on us 3 times, so I started looking online. I found some videos, it looks like something that could help him, so I ordered the brushes on Amazon ($8) and will take them with me next appointment and have either our OT or aother OT show me how to do it... because seriously, they'll forget that they'd promised me such a thing. But atleast I watched the video so I know what to expect, so I can focus more on the technique than the basics.
He's proven to have various sensory issues and I'm learning to deal with those. I keep my eyes open to find affordable solutions. I found a beanbag for $15 at Aldi which he loves to crash into. I found a website that teaches how to make weighted blankets with rice, and a charity that makes free weighted blankets for families. I look at Ebay to see if I can find used items other kids have grown out of. All of that stuff really adds up, so being smart about it is really important because we are totally broke
We're so going to need to make this house work, somehow.... but I fear he will need his own bedroom, one way or another, so we can set up all his sensory stuff and wont bother his siblings too much.
He's been doing really well with little laminated pictures that he has to velcro down on a sheet to show what he wants to do next. He's also been pointing out pictures on his puzzle to get the piece he wants. So we're getting some feedback from him!
Google has been my friend, I do research a lot, but I do take everything with an approach of "well, this could be helpful, I should mention it to one of his therapists" and they take it from there.. I don't go in demanding they treat him for things he may not have. And I do try things at home, as long as I don't think they'll be harmful.
We tried Melatonin, which turned out to be helpful from time to time but not a daily thing.
We're gluten free and dairy free right now, on a hunch, just to try.. We found out the dairy was definitely an issue, unsure on the gluten.. I'd like perhaps an allergy test done, since his digestion is not 100% still, but again, his pediatrician is bad about dismissing things. Kid goes dairy free, rash disappears, digestion gets better. Kid eats yogurt, gets the runs and a rash.. don't need to be a doctor to realize that one.
Recently his occupational therapist said she'd teach me the Wilbarger protocol, which is brushing and deep pressure on the joints. She cancelled on us 3 times, so I started looking online. I found some videos, it looks like something that could help him, so I ordered the brushes on Amazon ($8) and will take them with me next appointment and have either our OT or aother OT show me how to do it... because seriously, they'll forget that they'd promised me such a thing. But atleast I watched the video so I know what to expect, so I can focus more on the technique than the basics.
He's proven to have various sensory issues and I'm learning to deal with those. I keep my eyes open to find affordable solutions. I found a beanbag for $15 at Aldi which he loves to crash into. I found a website that teaches how to make weighted blankets with rice, and a charity that makes free weighted blankets for families. I look at Ebay to see if I can find used items other kids have grown out of. All of that stuff really adds up, so being smart about it is really important because we are totally broke
We're so going to need to make this house work, somehow.... but I fear he will need his own bedroom, one way or another, so we can set up all his sensory stuff and wont bother his siblings too much.
