I just wanted to stop in and say hi. I miss you all. Things are looking up around here. Mike is still recovering from the loss of his father but he is doing much better.
I have some very interesting news about Jaden. I took him to a famous brain doctor named Dr. Amen. You may have seen him on Dr. Phil. Anyways, he did some brain scans on Jaden and we found out some amazing things! First off, he isn't ADHD. He has Asperger's Syndrome which is a moderate form of Autism. Come to find out he's not hyperactive or inattentive at all. He's distraced because all sorts of things are shooting through his brain.
The way that they tell these things is by blood flow. To much blood flow would indicate overactivity. There is an interesting cause. Sometimes when a person has allergies, for whatever reason, the brain thinks that it needs to protect and fight for itself. Therefor, it send a ton of blood to it, which causes the overactivity. So in a round about sort of way, allergies may be causing his Aspergers. He prescribed him antihistamines that are supposed to slow the blood flow up enough to get his brain on track.
One more fascinating thing. His entire brain was lit up with activity, except for one small spot about the size of a quarter. It was underactive. And that spot is the portion of the brain that controls eyelashes and eyebrows. So when he pulls his hair, he's manually stimulating his brain. (He has tricotillomania which is obsessive hair pulling.)
Anyways, that's what's going on with us. I go back to work Monday. I love and miss you all!
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