Today James turns 10. It's been quite a journey.
Happy, Happy Birthday James! Love you always.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Friday, January 09, 2015
Being Present
So, getting up at way-too-early ack emma and driving through early commute traffic for 65 miles for a 1-hour appointment, reversing it, then going in to work can be a bit rough. But oh the benefits of a therapy that you can actually see helping your child! More on that later.
For now, some images of what you can see by showing up and being present:
All taken with my little point-and-shoot. It's the little things.
For now, some images of what you can see by showing up and being present:
All taken with my little point-and-shoot. It's the little things.
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
On the Road for Answers
We're back in SF again, waiting for our much-anticipated appointment for the biofeedback clinic at CPMC.
It's something of an adventure and much more relaxed this time around. For one thing: James can eat and is not facing a medical procedure. For another, over the past week, James has had some success eating and producing BMs on his own.
Because we both hate traffic, and have committments in the afternoon (work for me, a local appointment with a dietician for James), we got up very early and were on the road shortly after 5:30am. We hit some traffic, but not too much, and used the heck out of the carpool lane -- yes!
We watched the moon set over the Pacific, just north of Land's End. There was a moon path over the waters. Gulls and sparrows fluttered and flew over the sea and sands. We saw a parked school bus in the lot again. Then we headed up to the Legion of Honour, and watched the sun rise. Gorgeous.
Now we're almost ready to head out. James already drank his milk and ate a croissant and cookies. He is so much more lively than our last trip a month back.
We still have a way to go. I can take days like these though. Hoping for good things!
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| Guess where we're hanging out? |
Because we both hate traffic, and have committments in the afternoon (work for me, a local appointment with a dietician for James), we got up very early and were on the road shortly after 5:30am. We hit some traffic, but not too much, and used the heck out of the carpool lane -- yes!
We watched the moon set over the Pacific, just north of Land's End. There was a moon path over the waters. Gulls and sparrows fluttered and flew over the sea and sands. We saw a parked school bus in the lot again. Then we headed up to the Legion of Honour, and watched the sun rise. Gorgeous.
Now we're almost ready to head out. James already drank his milk and ate a croissant and cookies. He is so much more lively than our last trip a month back.
We still have a way to go. I can take days like these though. Hoping for good things!
Monday, January 05, 2015
Reactivity Zone
James is still participating in weekly (well, not so much over the holidays) social communication classes. The program focuses on the Zones of Regulation and it is based on a fantastic premise and group of ideas to help kids learn to communicate instead of act out.
Each week, James resists by saying he doesn't want to go. Almost every week he comes back, excited about the program and being with kids his own age outside of a school environment.
It's helped him communicate the emotions that get masked by smiles or a hanging head. A couple times we check in with him about how he's feeling and discover he describes himself as Red when we thought he was Yellow, or even Green. It's an eye-opener.
James is supposed to be starting a Speech program at his school that will dovetail with this program. I am not holding my breath though. James and his speech sessions at school is a whole other topic. Or three.
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| Part of a free download from zonesofregulation.com |
It's helped him communicate the emotions that get masked by smiles or a hanging head. A couple times we check in with him about how he's feeling and discover he describes himself as Red when we thought he was Yellow, or even Green. It's an eye-opener.
James is supposed to be starting a Speech program at his school that will dovetail with this program. I am not holding my breath though. James and his speech sessions at school is a whole other topic. Or three.
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