Well today started out like every other Tuesday. 7:30am OT for Hunter. We had a great session today in OT. Hunter did wonderful at his exercises and I even got to play a game too. I like being involved in his therapies. After OT we met with his therapist to discuss any changes and progress we are having with the calming down techniques and behavior/anger issues. Like I said last week it was a rough week, and this weekend and yesterday continued to be a rough week. The anger was flowing and the behavior was totally off. It felt like square one again. There was issue with hitting and kicking Jack. Hunter tries to justify his hitting and kicking due to Jack being mean to Lenny (the puppy) yes Jack is rough with the puppy, however puppies/dogs will let you know if it's to much, but yelping or biting...If Lenny didn't want to play with Jack he wouldn't. Last night Hunter thought Jack was trying to "kill" Lenny by pushing him and pulling the toys out of his mouth. He then proceeded to kick Jack in the head and getting his foot stuck in the hood of Jacks sweatshirt. They both went tumbling to the ground. I brought this up in therapy today and we went through different ways that situation could have been dealt with. Hunter just couldn't seem to come up with any other ways he could have dealt with that. At the time that this happened I was up stairs putting away laundry, it seems that most of the hitting/kicking happens as soon as I leave the room. While in therapy the Dr came up with some ideas such as bringing the puppy to me and letting me know what was happening. Hunter said that I was always in the basement and the puppy isn't allowed in the basement. Now the only thing that is in our basement is laundry and storage...there is no way I want to spend that much time down there. We discussed more that it would probably be the best decision to bring the puppy to me whenever I am then to hit his brother. Hunter came up with every excuse as to way this wouldn't work. He even went as far to say that if brought the puppy downstairs he could get bitten by a spider and die...now he knows that in Minnesota we don't have any deadly spiders, but this was what he was obsessed on, that and the fact the puppy could get lost in the basement. Seems pretty silly to me that either one of these things could ever happen but in his head it was the truth.....He's such a smart boy but can't grasp the simplest things. Instead of using his "smarts" for figuring out good things, he's using them to make excuses and justify his bad behavior. It's very frustrating. This was the first time his therapist saw this part of him. I have been explaining that he does this but until you see it you really can't understand. His therapist agreed that it seems that we are on a roller coaster of behavior. We have a really good couple of weeks and then we have a really bad couple of weeks. He suggested that if things don't change we might need to think about some medication to help him control things. I'm not really sure what type he was talking about as I didn't really ask...I try not to hear the word medication. I really am doing everything in my power to prevent medication. I do understand that sometimes it is necessary; however I'm not ready to admit that in our situation. I'm going to stick with a more natural approach first and then if that doesn't work I will discuss our medication options. We are starting tomorrow morning with a Gluten Free diet. I a lot of the time Gluten is the culprit with behavior situations. I am Gluten intolerant so I know what to expect. Hunter is aware of this and isn’t very happy about the decision to make him Gluten Free. I told him we would try it and see if it made a difference but he have to be on board first. He is also starting off on new supplements tomorrow morning. We (Hunter & I) will be starting to take Fish Oil, Vitamin D, Repairvite, and a Probiotic. I am a strong believer in natural supplements and that our body works as a whole. I’m hoping that this makes a difference. It can’t hurt, if nothing else we will be getting a lot healthier, and that’s great! I will keep everyone updated on our progress over the next 30 days.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Everyday is a new adventure
Well today started out like every other Tuesday. 7:30am OT for Hunter. We had a great session today in OT. Hunter did wonderful at his exercises and I even got to play a game too. I like being involved in his therapies. After OT we met with his therapist to discuss any changes and progress we are having with the calming down techniques and behavior/anger issues. Like I said last week it was a rough week, and this weekend and yesterday continued to be a rough week. The anger was flowing and the behavior was totally off. It felt like square one again. There was issue with hitting and kicking Jack. Hunter tries to justify his hitting and kicking due to Jack being mean to Lenny (the puppy) yes Jack is rough with the puppy, however puppies/dogs will let you know if it's to much, but yelping or biting...If Lenny didn't want to play with Jack he wouldn't. Last night Hunter thought Jack was trying to "kill" Lenny by pushing him and pulling the toys out of his mouth. He then proceeded to kick Jack in the head and getting his foot stuck in the hood of Jacks sweatshirt. They both went tumbling to the ground. I brought this up in therapy today and we went through different ways that situation could have been dealt with. Hunter just couldn't seem to come up with any other ways he could have dealt with that. At the time that this happened I was up stairs putting away laundry, it seems that most of the hitting/kicking happens as soon as I leave the room. While in therapy the Dr came up with some ideas such as bringing the puppy to me and letting me know what was happening. Hunter said that I was always in the basement and the puppy isn't allowed in the basement. Now the only thing that is in our basement is laundry and storage...there is no way I want to spend that much time down there. We discussed more that it would probably be the best decision to bring the puppy to me whenever I am then to hit his brother. Hunter came up with every excuse as to way this wouldn't work. He even went as far to say that if brought the puppy downstairs he could get bitten by a spider and die...now he knows that in Minnesota we don't have any deadly spiders, but this was what he was obsessed on, that and the fact the puppy could get lost in the basement. Seems pretty silly to me that either one of these things could ever happen but in his head it was the truth.....He's such a smart boy but can't grasp the simplest things. Instead of using his "smarts" for figuring out good things, he's using them to make excuses and justify his bad behavior. It's very frustrating. This was the first time his therapist saw this part of him. I have been explaining that he does this but until you see it you really can't understand. His therapist agreed that it seems that we are on a roller coaster of behavior. We have a really good couple of weeks and then we have a really bad couple of weeks. He suggested that if things don't change we might need to think about some medication to help him control things. I'm not really sure what type he was talking about as I didn't really ask...I try not to hear the word medication. I really am doing everything in my power to prevent medication. I do understand that sometimes it is necessary; however I'm not ready to admit that in our situation. I'm going to stick with a more natural approach first and then if that doesn't work I will discuss our medication options. We are starting tomorrow morning with a Gluten Free diet. I a lot of the time Gluten is the culprit with behavior situations. I am Gluten intolerant so I know what to expect. Hunter is aware of this and isn’t very happy about the decision to make him Gluten Free. I told him we would try it and see if it made a difference but he have to be on board first. He is also starting off on new supplements tomorrow morning. We (Hunter & I) will be starting to take Fish Oil, Vitamin D, Repairvite, and a Probiotic. I am a strong believer in natural supplements and that our body works as a whole. I’m hoping that this makes a difference. It can’t hurt, if nothing else we will be getting a lot healthier, and that’s great! I will keep everyone updated on our progress over the next 30 days.
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