Today JT was checked out by our family doctor to see if there is a physical problem related to his screaming spells.
His ears were fine, as were his throat and mouth and nose. She checked on his tummy (pushing gently on it), and that was fine, too.
So, fortunately, JT isn't sick. Unfortunately, that means this is most likely behavioral.
She said that there is medication, but neither one of us want to go that route unless this becomes a constant battle.
While we were there, JT bit me hard enough to break the skin twice, and was trying to hit Audrey and myself.
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Showing posts with label bad day. Show all posts
Friday, September 12, 2008
ABA September 11
JT did well with Miss Amy today. He played his fishing game again, and sat in Miss Amy's lap while reading a book with her.
He went down for his nap without incident, but about an hour later started another one of his screaming sessions. After screaming for over an hour and a half, he started throwing things, including the trampoline. I didn't want him to hurt Audrey (or myself), so I put him in his room. He continued screaming in there for another ten minutes. When I opened the door to his room, he was laughing and jumping on his bed - like nothing had happened. He came out and played with me fine.
He went down for his nap without incident, but about an hour later started another one of his screaming sessions. After screaming for over an hour and a half, he started throwing things, including the trampoline. I didn't want him to hurt Audrey (or myself), so I put him in his room. He continued screaming in there for another ten minutes. When I opened the door to his room, he was laughing and jumping on his bed - like nothing had happened. He came out and played with me fine.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
DT/ABA September 9
Miss Laura came over for DT today, and JT had a very rough day. He kept going under the table, so we took the table out so he would maybe focus. He wasn't really attending to tasks very well from the start.
A few things he did do: he said 'Open it' after Miss Laura did, and he kept pretending to fall off his chair and saying 'WHOA' - to avoid doing what she wanted him to, but creative at least. He also told her to 'go away' - which was great language, but not such a great message! About half way through, he started screaming hysterically, and it took him about thirty minutes to calm down (right before Miss Laura left).
The afternoon with Miss Amy went pretty well. He repeated a lot of words for her, and played with cars and the tunnel that she brought (he even pretended to catch a fish in it). However, about ten minutes after she left, we had another screaming session, this one lasting a good hour...
He has started saying 'Yi-yi' when he gets tired of doing something, which is his word for 'byebye' or 'nightnight' (they sound the same). He used those a lot his past couple therapy sessions (including last week).
He did eventually calm down, and had a pretty good evening.
This brings the total of 'screaming sessions' up to 3. 2 hours Sunday evening, 30 min yesterday morning, and an hour yesterday afternoon. He is completely inconsolable during these, and manages to scream with such force he gets all splotchy/sweaty/very very hot.
Side note: JT loves bacon. He ate 13 pieces of it for dinner!
A few things he did do: he said 'Open it' after Miss Laura did, and he kept pretending to fall off his chair and saying 'WHOA' - to avoid doing what she wanted him to, but creative at least. He also told her to 'go away' - which was great language, but not such a great message! About half way through, he started screaming hysterically, and it took him about thirty minutes to calm down (right before Miss Laura left).
The afternoon with Miss Amy went pretty well. He repeated a lot of words for her, and played with cars and the tunnel that she brought (he even pretended to catch a fish in it). However, about ten minutes after she left, we had another screaming session, this one lasting a good hour...
He has started saying 'Yi-yi' when he gets tired of doing something, which is his word for 'byebye' or 'nightnight' (they sound the same). He used those a lot his past couple therapy sessions (including last week).
He did eventually calm down, and had a pretty good evening.
This brings the total of 'screaming sessions' up to 3. 2 hours Sunday evening, 30 min yesterday morning, and an hour yesterday afternoon. He is completely inconsolable during these, and manages to scream with such force he gets all splotchy/sweaty/very very hot.
Side note: JT loves bacon. He ate 13 pieces of it for dinner!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
OT - September 3
Occupational Therapy 9/3/2008 9:30am - 10:30am with Mr. Rob
Therapist notes:
-Discussed concerns of mom re: autism and behavioral issues, JT has been a little more 'stimmy' lately
-Worked w/JT on guided play, following directions, and using simple signs for play
-JT was more "fussy" than usual today
Mom's input:
JT usually LOVES when Mr. Rob comes. He spent most of the time hiding under the small table in the playroom, pulling the chairs in around him. Even when Audrey and Rob were ramping toy trains, he just cried. The only thing I can figure is that he is still tired from the 'sleep deprived' EEG from yesterday, and hasn't quite made up for lost sleep. He just didn't seem that interested in anything today. Hopefully next week he will be in a better mood.
Therapist notes:
-Discussed concerns of mom re: autism and behavioral issues, JT has been a little more 'stimmy' lately
-Worked w/JT on guided play, following directions, and using simple signs for play
-JT was more "fussy" than usual today
Mom's input:
JT usually LOVES when Mr. Rob comes. He spent most of the time hiding under the small table in the playroom, pulling the chairs in around him. Even when Audrey and Rob were ramping toy trains, he just cried. The only thing I can figure is that he is still tired from the 'sleep deprived' EEG from yesterday, and hasn't quite made up for lost sleep. He just didn't seem that interested in anything today. Hopefully next week he will be in a better mood.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
EEG - September 2
JT's EEG results from this morning came back perfect.
The neurologist at Vanderbilt Children's said there's no way to know if he is having absence seizures, but he knows that he didn't have one during the EEG.
If we have any more problems/questions, we are supposed to get into contact with them...
The neurologist at Vanderbilt Children's said there's no way to know if he is having absence seizures, but he knows that he didn't have one during the EEG.
If we have any more problems/questions, we are supposed to get into contact with them...
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Behavioral (ABA) Therapy - August 8, 2008
Today JT started off in a grouchy mood with Miss Amy, due to the fact he had just woken up from his nap. However, after a few minutes he was ready to play and in a great mood.
He jumped over two tubes, imitating Miss Amy perfectly. They played in his room for a while, and Miss Amy put some play cookies in a ball with holes in it. She was impressed that not only would he get the cookie out, figuring out in the process which holes were big enough to fit the cookies through, but also that he released them after he retrieved them into a play jar. He was imitating her very well throughout their session, and was in a good mood.
Other notes: Miss Amy called me into his room due to a 'blank stare' at one point during the session that worried her. He was very involved in the cookie/ball game, and all of a sudden just blanked out. She gently poked his nose (natural reaction is to blink for a child if they're just staring) and he didn't blink. He resumed play after about half a minute.
He jumped over two tubes, imitating Miss Amy perfectly. They played in his room for a while, and Miss Amy put some play cookies in a ball with holes in it. She was impressed that not only would he get the cookie out, figuring out in the process which holes were big enough to fit the cookies through, but also that he released them after he retrieved them into a play jar. He was imitating her very well throughout their session, and was in a good mood.
Other notes: Miss Amy called me into his room due to a 'blank stare' at one point during the session that worried her. He was very involved in the cookie/ball game, and all of a sudden just blanked out. She gently poked his nose (natural reaction is to blink for a child if they're just staring) and he didn't blink. He resumed play after about half a minute.
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