A Visit with the Doctor

I haven't been around for a few days because I am happy to report that things have been rather quiet with Gavin. We've had minor incidences, of course, but nothing major. We've been praising him multiple times a day in the hopes that this behavior continues.

After looking at the school calendar for the next couple of months, I realized that Gavin was going to have to miss a little bit of school in order for us to have this taken care of. So we took him this morning to meet the doctor. Things went as Dr. A. expected. We went over a checklist of things and hit almost all of them concerning Gavin's usual behavioral patterns. The next step is to take the same form to the school for his teachers to fill out (it's a 5 minute questionnaire) and then we are to return it to Dr. A. to show that we are experiencing the behavior in at least 2 places. Once this is done, we will be given a referral to a child psychiatrist for formal diagnosis.

I am SO GLAD to see that things are finally moving forward, but saddened to know that we have to do this at all.

A Ticking Time Bomb

It takes so little to set Gavin off these days, but a "no" to anything and he loses it in the blink of an eye!

This morning went well, I thought. We got out of the house to go to school on time, he walked beside me on the way there rather than running, and even had a good report from his teacher for the morning.

When we got home for lunch and Gavin was told what we were having to eat - leftover rice and pork chops from last night's dinner - he stated that he wanted Mr. Noodles instead. In our house I don't make multiple meals for each individual; you eat what is put in front of you, or you don't eat. He knows this and was reminded of it. And like someone flipping a switch, he started yelling, screaming, hitting/kicking me, and throwing things at me. All the while chanting that he wanted Mr. Noodles for lunch and wasn't having anything else. The altercation lasted for all of his lunch hour. At the end of the hour, I told him it was time to get ready to go back to school and he just kept saying "I'm hungry," over and over again. I told him simply that if he had eaten was put in front of him then he wouldn't be hungry anymore. We walked to school in stubborn silence.

I picked Gavin up at the end of the day and was greeted with a negative report. His teacher didn't say what he had done, but just that he lost most of his recess and part of his gym class due to his behavior.

My days are looking more and more like this and it scares and saddens me.

I'm hoping tomorrow is a better day.

Disheartening Discussion

I talked to a doctor today about my concerns regarding Gavin. The doctor thinks that Gavin is most likely ADD/ADHD positive. He also said that I was being optimistic in thinking that I am going to be able to keep him off of meds. :( On his next day off from school, I will take Gavin to the doctor so that they may talk and we will move forward from there.

On a positive note, Gavin's teacher said he had a GREAT day at school today when I went to pick him up this afternoon.

Glad today is over!

Things have been getting worse. Gavin attacked me again today. He hit, kicked, & punched me. He threw anything he could get his hands on at me. I tried leaving the room and ignoring him, but he would follow me from room to room and throw things at me; making a game of it. He was just 100% on a path to physically hurt me. I'm not even sure what started it, anymore. I ended up having to call and get Justin to come home from work early to help me calm Gavin down and diffuse the situation. I should write more, but I'm drained. *sigh*