do you have a weighted blanket for him
No. I have considered it but thought his claustrophobia would prevent him from using it. He literally FREAKS OUT if he is held down or feels confined.
Elizabeth - I hadn't heard of using a weighted stuffed animal. That might work for him. I don't know if a stuffed animal could hold 13 lbs of weight. hum.....
Appt with counselor went okay. She suggested trying DS8 on anxiety meds. I am feeling very uneasy about trying any meds that are not absolutely necessary. Dealing with DS8 anxiety has become a normal way of life for us. I told DS8 that taking anxiety meds was an option and would he like to try them. He doesn't want to. We talked about Stinking Thinking and Worry Wart getting into his thoughts. It makes him laugh when we use those words to describe the anxiety. I don't know if accepting the stress of anxiety is better than taking meds for it. Not knowing which is the best choice is difficult. If we tried the anxiety meds, what will be the side effects? If we had know Tourettes would be a side effect of the ADHD meds, we MOST DEFINITELY would not have given it to DS8. We are just trying to figure it out as we go through this without doing any long term damage.
DGD5 is with us again. DD kept her less than 24 hours then brought her back. It made DS8 FURIOUS. He said DD lied.
DD announce yesterday that DGD5 would be staying with her this weekend.....but then DD brought DGD5 back. We talked about just loving people even those who lie. We can't change them. We can only change our expectations. We have learned that DD doesn't tell the truth, so anything she says is expected to be a lie. It is a pleasant surprise if she tells the truth. A hard lessons for a youngster to learn, but it is a fact of life.
DH bought a fishing boat from a friend today. I haven't seen the boat yet. DH and the kids just left to get it. DS8 says that fishing makes his tics go away. That's all the encouragement that DH needed to make fishing a priority. DH and DS8 have been going fishing a couple times a week.
Kathryn - are you booting into safe mode?
1. Know what you want.
2. Go after it relentlessly.