Today’s visit was far better than usual. In fact, it was one of the happiest for him since he’s left home. He was running around and smiling and giggly and I have no pictures or videos to show for it! Continue reading “Wow, what a visit!”
Month: August 2010
It’s a roller coaster still
Tuesday was good for Alex, it seems. We didn’t try to take him anywhere, just visited his home and spent time walking around outside with him. He had a few episodes where he hit himself or rubbed really hard at his head, but overall he was content. Not as happy as I’d like, but significantly better than Sunday. Continue reading “It’s a roller coaster still”
We’ve hit a new low
I don’t know what happened. Alex was so bad that he now has several new (and rather awful) bruises from biting his arms and hands. He bit himself, then while holding the bite pulled his arm / hand away from his mouth as hard as he could. I’m amazed he didn’t take chunks out of his arm. Continue reading “We’ve hit a new low”
August 19th visit made up for it
Alex had a horrible visit yesterday evening. We wanted to repeat the Tuesday happiness and get some more pictures and video, but whatever fleeting happiness my little boy enjoyed on Tuesday was completely gone yesterday. We couldn’t even get him into the car to try to take him to a playground. He was hitting himself, screaming, and only for about five minutes did he smile any. Continue reading “August 19th visit made up for it”
August 17th – not so bad after all
I was very anxious about yesterday’s visit, because Alex had been having such a horrific time lately, but I just thought I should follow up so the many regular readers (all four of you) wouldn’t be left hanging — Alex was in an incredibly good mood. He was smiling, giggling, and at his worst was pretty neutral. Not a single episode of self-abuse the entire hour we spent with him. We gave him some hash, of course, because it helped him so much Sunday evening, but we got to see a really happy Alex even before it could possibly have kicked in (he was happy before we gave him his dose). Continue reading “August 17th – not so bad after all”
Alex updates – August 17th
It’s been a while since I had much to say about Alex’s situation. He’s been his usual self, on and off rage issues, and it’s just been hard to want to write much when his situation is only a little better than when he was at home. Continue reading “Alex updates – August 17th”