Last Thursday we started the medication Adderall on Gabriel. it's been a whole week. It's Thursday again. I have to say, my overall mood has been excitement. Excitement for the future, excitement for his great strides. He's had good reports from school so far, and good report at therapy. His aggression has decreased. He did 2 skating lessons all the way through without trying to skate away or say something is too hard. He's drawn his first self portrait that wasn't just scribbling and circles, but actually had detail like ears and teeth.
One thing I have noticed about Gabriel today, is that this kid has a long term memory like no other. I ordered circus tickets yesterday. I was telling him everything he'll see there, because last time we were there, he was only 2. He started saying things that he will see as well. I was thinking that maybe he saw commercials, or maybe he's just seen it on tv somehow. But he actually remembered things from the show we saw 3 years ago. He still remembers all 3 hotel room numbers from our trip we took back in July. He was telling me about the Disney on Ice show we saw when he was 3. It's crazy. he remembers details I didn't remember until he recollected them. He isn't a "stupid" kid. He is quite smart. What an amazing memory he has!
Today he seemed quite a lot of energy. We had no plans today, and just stayed home with the exception of random errands. He did well with the errands, but at home, he was quite hyper. He was hard to reel in and listen. He just wouldn't listen today. That was frustrating. I'm noticing at nighttime, or late evening, he gets more energy. We'll see how that works out in the future. But overall, it's much more tolerable and managable than 2 weeks ago.
So overall, this past week I consider to be a success. I'm looking forward to more great weeks!
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