What we know for sure is that he has damage within his brain.  The technical term is Metabolic Encephalopathy between the Caudal Cortex and Frontal Lobe.  That’s just a fancy way of saying some of the connections are missing and part of his brain is overactive and the rest is underactive.  It presents itself as hyperactive ADHD.

There are a few possible causes to why this has happened.  The most probable reason is my pregnancy and his birth.  My Celiac was undiagnosed at the time and since I wasn’t absorbing nutrients I was starving him as well.  We both survived only by the toxins leaking through the perforations in my bowel.  We made it to 38 weeks but he was very small.  While he was in the birth canal his heart stopped beating.  Using a vacuum we got him out.  He had gone without oxygen for nearly a minute.  We were warned then it may have caused brain damage but developmentally we appeared to be in the clear.  Perhaps not?

Next is genetics.  The Hubby has also received an ADHD diagnosis except the he and Thing 1 are in completely different ballparks.  On a scale of 1 to 10, the Hubby is a 3 and Thing 1 an 8.

Celiac can also cause this kind of Damage.  I do not have this type of damage but every Celiac presents differently.  Thing 1 shows no other symptoms but we can’t rule it out.  Blood tests will not yield answers since we are IgA deficient  and he is not emotionally in any state to handle having a biopsy.

The only theory we can prove (eventually) is the Celiac.   He will soon be completely Gluten & Casein free and we’ll see how it goes.

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Ignore the goofy expression he has.

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The subject has a stigma attached to it so I’ve been avoiding telling anyone at all costs.  I don’t want anyone to be shunned by ignorance.  Unfortunately in this mess my own stress has (and will continue to be) been pushed aside and I need some sort of outlet.

Here goes.

The Hubby and Thing 1 have both been diagnosed with Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).   Thing 2 does not have it and Thing 3 is too young to know for sure.

There, I said it.

Now I’ve pave the way for a lot more posts on the subject.

*NOTE* Those of you whom I also know in real life or on Twitter/Facebook etc., please let the elephant be.

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Tomorrow I will lose my buddy.  Our Dalmatian Thunder is 12 years old and has been slowly but progressively losing his mind.  He becomes obsessive about everything, especially licking but has also become aggressive.  We’ve tried to keep an eye out to prevent anything but he has now bitten Thing 1 twice.  I’m talking full puncture bite and one of those times he pinned down Thing 1.  That was the moment we knew what we had to do.

It’s killing me.  We can’t risk this happening again but I feel like a murderer.

I’m really going to miss my buddy.

*Update* – Thunder passed away on Saturday October 24^th at 12 noon EST. He died cuddling on my lap.

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NO HELP!  The boy can write too.  He gets it!

I’m a proud Mommy.

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HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY BABY!

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Thing 1: “Can I go play outside with A*****?“

Me: “Don’t you think you should have supper first?“

He grabs a cup, gets pop (soda for you American folk), pours in a dribble, drinks it.

Thing 1: “Look Mom, I put something in my belly.  I’m going out now.“

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We wake up this morning and notice the baby gate is open.  Thing 1 made his way downstairs, found all the eggs and ate most of them before the rest of us woke up.

Happy Easter.

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Dear Mrs. R*****

Thing 1 dropped one of his running shoes in the toilet today so I’m sending it home to be washed.  Thing 1 has been taking all his clothes off in the washroom when he goes to the bathroom.  This usually happens during the time when Mr. C****** is covering my class.  Mr. C****** and I have both told Thing 1 he is not to take his clothes off at school.  Can you please reinforce this at home?

Thanks,
K** H****

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