Friday, June 24, 2011

Brendan woke up a little tired this morning. He didn't fall asleep until 11:30pm last night. Not sure if the second dose of the remedy kept him up.

I was very proud of him today at the eye doctor's. This was the first time he has been to this place, worked with two people he's never seen before, answered their questions and endured multiple tests. At one point, I could tell he was getting agitated because he started stomping his feet a bit. I suggested that we give him a break. For the most part, the doctor responded, but at times she pushed him a little to much at one point he tried to headbutt her. [Note for any professional working with special kids, please listen to the parents! We know what pushes our child's buttons and what doesn't.] She has worked with kids on the spectrum so she didn't seem to surprised. Again, I was very proud of him. When you think of all the transitions he did to different rooms, was asked to do tests he never did before, have a pair of glasses put on his face to test for depth perception (and he doesn't like to wear sunglasses), etc... he was amazing!

He was really tired by 8:15pm tonight, so I got him to bed early. He wanted me to work on his head again. He fell asleep as I worked on him. His head was hot and pulsing. I had one hand on his forehead and my other on the back of his head for at least 20 minutes before he started to cool down. He was lying on his side, so I put one hand on his sacrum and the other on his back near the base of his neck. Between both hands the pulsing felt like it was going around a racetrack. This went on for 15minutes. Hopefully, he'll get a good night sleep tonight.

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