In a bit of a daze...

We got back from Bubba's behavioural health appointment a few hours ago.  Why is this blog-worthy?  Because his doctor not only agrees with us that there is something more than ADHD going on with him but has diagnosed with with Asperger's as well as Tourette's Syndrome.

Let's tackle the Tourette's first.  We stopped all ADHD meds on the last day of school back in June.  If the medication was causing his tics, they would have stopped after we stopped the medication.  He is not only still having them but they are worse and he is having more.  As of now, the plan is to treat the ADHD with medication and the tics with fish oil and hope that the combination helps control the tics.  There are medications to control the tics, but the side effects aren't worth starting him on them right away.  And we really don't want to put him on yet another medication.

While the Tourette's is a shock, I actually think I'm more shocked about the Asperger's diagnosis.

I'm really not sure why, seeing as how I have had the suspicion this is what was going on for a few months now.  I guess I was hoping the doctor would tell me I was reading too much into Bubba's quirks.

From what I understand, there is no cure or medication for the treatment of Aspergers, you just kinda manage the symptoms.

We walked into the doctors office with one diagnosis and left with three.

He is still my Bubba.  He is still the funny, loving kid who is obsessed with history...and reading...and playing video/board/card games...and cheeseburgers, he loves cheeseburgers :0)

I really hope this isn't rambling, I really don't have my thoughts organized, I just knew I had to get them on paper.

Well, Diva has her gait test tomorrow, her behavioral health appointment next week, and her endoscopy next Friday.  I'm sure there will be a lot to write in the coming days!

Why is it so hard to speak properly?

I live in a highly diverse area, which I love!  But one of the downfalls is the butchering of the English language.  I'm not talking about those who learned English as a second language, nope, I mean the ones who grew up speaking it.

To borrow some phrases from Bill Cosby: "where he be" "what he drive?"  And I will add a few of my own : "diz be how..." "how cum she..."

Look, I have no problem with text-speak...in text messages!  I abbreviate all the time in my text messages.  But when you write or post like this in or on things like Facebook or e-mail (or even worse you actually SPEAK like this!) you just sound uneducated.

Please, please, please don't allow your children to speak this way. 

Would you want your surgeon to say, "Yo, diz what we gonna do.  We cut 'cho head open, den we gonna cut dat bitch outta dere and stitch yo head back up."