Feb

28

Microcephaly

Posted by preciouschild

February 28, 2009 | 1 Comment

I’ve been talking with one of my best friends and she recently got a diagnosis on her two-year-old son: Microcephaly.
He’s had problems since he was born: Hypospadias, developmental issues, small head circumference, etc.
While she was pregnant with him, her middle son was diagnoses with Type I Diabetes. So she’s had challenges all around. Prior to [...]

Feb

28

Improved sleeping

Posted by preciouschild

February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

K-Oz’s tooth came out Thursday night and he slept great all night long.
Last night was a different story. He had more sleep problems - again.
I noticed that yesterday he was especially out-of-sorts. He was overly emotional and over reactive to things. He was on the verge of tears a couple of times.
So, now I’m wondering [...]

Feb

26

A reason for sleep disturbances?

Posted by preciouschild

February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Last night was the fourth night in a row that K-Oz had trouble sleeping.
He didn’t have nightmares last night, but he didn’t wake up quite a bit and talked and walked in his sleep.
I may have discovered a reason for his sleeping problems over the last few days. Last night before he went to bed [...]

Feb

25

More sleep disturbances. . .

Posted by preciouschild

February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

For the past three nights, K-Oz has had sleep problems. Mostly it’s been nightmares. I’m wondering if there’s a cycle to this or if it’s weather-related (there’s a storm front moving in) or if there is no method to the madness.
It seems as though his sleep has been restless and disturbed and he’s been waking [...]

Feb

17

Focusing with ADHD?

Posted by preciouschild

February 17, 2009 | 2 Comments

My son has ADHD - actually more ADD. He’s not very hyper, but he does lose focus easily.
Unfortunately, he gets it from me. When I was a kid, kids were only known as hyper. Everybody knew who the hyper kids were and I wasn’t one of them.
At that time, there wasn’t the common name for [...]

Feb

12

Transitioning for the Special Needs Child

Posted by preciouschild

February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I have found that transitions need to be handled carefully with my son, K-Oz.
From the time he was little, he never transitioned well. Even now, at 11, we have to handle transitions carefully. He is better than he used to be, though.
Now, I have to give him timeframes and ample warning. If it’s close to [...]

Feb

8

More tics

Posted by preciouschild

February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I don’t know if it’s the weather, the time of year or a step closer to puberty, but K-Oz has really been exhibiting increased tics lately.
His facial tics have really increased and his verbal tics are ramped up also. He’s been saying a lot of “huh-huh” and clearing his throat. His facial tics are mostly [...]

Feb

5

More on ODD

Posted by preciouschild

February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m doing research into Oppositional Defiance Disorder due to a friend dealing with ODD in her son.
I found a great site full of info about ODD from the Mayo Clinic.
Some of the behavioral earmarks in kids with ODD are defiance, disobediance, hostility toward authority figures, argues with adults, [...]

Feb

4

Oppositional Defiance Disorder - ODD

Posted by preciouschild

February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment

A friend and I have been discussing her son who has ODD. ODD stands for Oppositional Defiance Disorder.
I decided to do some research on my own about ODD so I could understand it a little better. I’m still researching and I’ll be sharing some of the things I find later on.
ODD is characterized by an [...]