Find Out Who’s Who
The Cast
| The Hub | My Spouse (dx with AS in Oct 2007) |
| The Elder | My Elder son (dx with AS in June 2007) |
| The Younger | My Younger son (no AS dx, but so obviously OCD, SPD, and ADHD it’s not even funny) |
| The Teacher | The Elder’s Goddess of a Teacher of his Special Ed PreK-4 class |
| The Super Doc | The Hub’s (now mine) psychologist who dx him with AS |
| The Skipper Dog | Our Jack Russell Terrier (7yo) named Skip. |
| The AP | Our Au Pair from Brazil |
| The Lola and The Lolo | My parents (Grandmother and Grandfather in Tagalog) |
| The Gma | The Hub’s mommy |
| The PaPa | The Hub’s dad |
| The GF-in-Law | The PaPa’s girlfriend |
| The Brother | My Big Brother from Carolina |
| The Sis-in-Law | My Brother’s Wife |
| The 6yo formerly known as the One With The No Tooth | My Brother’s Younger son |
| The 9yo With The Bendy Glasses | My Brother’s Elder son |
| The Niece | My Brother’s daughter |
| The Sister | My Big Sister from California |
| The RB Book | The organizing book made for the Creative Person (RB=Right Brain) |
Will add to this as new characters enter my blog!
Let me know if I forgot someone here….
Researching on Memory Lane
Well, The AP said that ever since she has been here (last April) The Younger’s thumb didn’t extend all the way. She said that once she tried to “fix” it and it clicked and straightened but then went back to crooked and she never tried again. So after this comment, I thought I would go back and look at our photos to see just when this little booger snuck up on us.
September 17, 2006. Possible triggering in his right thumb while in a relaxed state (understatement on the relaxed, huh?)
October 17, 2006. Awake and active here, the right thumb is not triggering.
Conclusion – The AP was right. It seemed to be a more permanent thing about the time she arrived which makes me feel a whole lot less guilty for not noticing it sooner. She thought that I already knew about it so she never pointed it out. I guess that is the politically correct thing to do. But it doesn’t appear to be a big deal to him. It doesn’t hurt him and when the doc said “Man, that thumb does NOT want to budge,” one would assume that he was using force to test that and The Younger never flinched. Our appointment is next Thursday with the Orthopedic Doc and will probably schedule the surgery from there. Thanks for all the comments for him. He would appreciate all the love!
Wherefore art thou?
The Elder has been blowing me away ever since we got back from our trip. He has been extremely voluntarily verbal. Something that I think he might have picked up from The Cousins. I told The Brother that The 8yo With The Bendy Glasses was a good influence on The Elder just from our dinner conversation led by him about how green beans are good for you. Yes, he’s 8. Pretty amazing huh? Anyhoo, I walked by the bathroom yesterday and The Elder looked at me and said, “I’m washing my hands to help make the candy.” (The AP was making a batch of Brazilian Candy before she left for New York for vacation.) Volunteered information? Volunteered hand washing?
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The Younger got a new L-Max (Thanks PaPa) and the house seems to be more peaceful as they both have their own now and there is less fighting over the one. The Elder actually got a new one too, but we haven’t been able to separate him from his original one, so we are probably going to exchange the other one for a rechargeable battery for The Younger. What has been amazing is that The Elder has been coaching The Younger in playing his games. He’s been pretty good at restraining himself from taking over the game (not perfect but responds well to when I say, “Just help”).
“That one goes in the Trash. Go left, left, left, left.”
“Honey, he doesn’t know his left from his right.”
“You’re running out of time!! There’s just a little bit left….Awwww game’s over.”
“Tell him he did a great job.”
“G’job. Go to the Train Depot now. Train Depot. Train Depot. Train Depot.”
“Honey, he can’t read yet.”
“Honey, where is yours?”
“Um, I just help brother.”
WHO IS THIS CHILD??? I think the phrase “Use your words” has finally caught on!
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On the flipside for the subject title reference, I’m considering writing a book. Chapter titles have been floating around in my head for the last 2 days. I figured if I posted my intention, that I would have to actually do it and follow through. So all tips, encouragement, and prodding are welcome.
