Week in review

Blogging = daily effort. Missed a day, turned into a week. Here's the quick catch up:

Friday 5/7, normal dose, no update

Saturday 5/8, was excited to spend the whole day w/Zeke instead of giving him meds and sending him off to school. However, I noticed no change in his behavior. Conversation was still repetitive. Chores still needed multiple reminders. The day seemed the same as any other day.

Sunday 5/9, based on previous day, I made the decision (on my own) to not give Zeke any meds and see how the day went. I dropped him off at Sherri's in the morning so Lucas and I could go to the climbing gym (not Zeke's favorite place). She reported that he was cranky and agitated. It should be noted that he was up late the night before and woke up early that morning and had a change of plans thrown at him. After picking him up, we spent a normal day together and his behavior was in line with what I typically see. After a lengthy conversation with my mother that night, I agreed that my decision to not give Zeke the meds that day served no good purpose and will continue to follow the daily dosage plan.

Mon 5/10 - Today, normal dose given every morning (5 mg). Sherri and I plan to discuss when to up his dosage to 10 mg.

Friday 5/14, note from school: Zeke did his Math Maps test today in the small group with Ali helping him stay focused and on task. His score has gone up from 194 in the fall to 214. Grade 4 median for the spring is 211...so he is doing great! More importantly in the fall and winter, Paula or Ali had to do it in two portions so he could take a break and come back to it later. There was lots of blurting and disrupting others then but....
Today, he stayed with it for 54 minutes continuously, did no loud blurting or yelling, and no break was needed! YEAH!!! I’m excited to see if that happens for reading also.
Just a note for feedback with the dr. It seems that his attention span really decreases in the afternoon as the day goes on.