Just Getting It

It's been a tricky couple of days as Boy Wonder's ADHD symptoms spiralled to the point where everyone felt the blast! Boy Wonder stated very clearly that he couldn't do as he was asked as he had to think about too many things at the same time. I asked him what he was thinking about and he reeled off a list of about twenty things including drama, Ju Jitsu, football, Wembley and Minecraft. I asked him if he could not think about them for a short time so that he could concentrate on doing what is being asked of him? 'No, they are all important and I must think about them all of the time,'he stated.

Yesterday Boy Wonder was sent home early from school as he was looking very tired and complaining of feeling sick and dizzy. Biker Gramps collected him from school and it was evident that Boy Wonder was feeling very overwhelmed and struggling to control himself . As they walked out of school, Biker Gramps held on to Boy Wonder who shouted out something along the lines of 'help, he won't let go of me!' Superman spoke to Boy Wonder about this later in the evening, explaining why this is not a good thing to do!

Today brought a mixture of emotions. Superman and I decided that we needed to have a chat with Boy Wonder's Consultant as the medication change seemed to be the likely cause of the increased erratic / impulsive behaviour. As always she responded almost immediately and altered his dose after I explained the events of the past week. In fact I only got half way through the catalogue of  catastrophies before she stopped me and said ' I get it.' and she does!

Today also brought back memories of the day Boy Wonder received his diagnosis four years ago.  The craziness of relief, anger, guilt and fear all thrown into one day and each fighting to come out on top. The battle of the good days and what others see, coupled together with how it really is. How in a couple of hours a very specialist team just 'get it.' Good friends of ours walked this path today and although they are likely to feel very mixed about it all, we speak from experience when we tell them that it's okay.

Superman picked the children up from after school club after work and was told that Boy Wonder appeared to be very high. 'Yep, that's pretty normal for us.' was his response. What more is there to say?! This evening Boy Wonder had his bath before bed. He lay there rubbing bubbles into his face    singing 'Voices in my Head.' Roll on the weekend !!