January is a cold, cold month. . .

I wanted to say that on the whole, Ben has been doing a little better. I've started him on this anti fungal/yeast killing program and taken him off of almost all of his other supplements except for the cod liver oil/primrose oil combo, and calcium. He'd been having a lot of VERY hyper days in a row, and I was pretty sure it was the yeast rearing its ugly head again. He's still hyper, but not deliriously so, like he was before. The crazy laughing has gone away and once again he is doing well. I hate to take him off the Nu Thera, as when he's on it he performs much better cognitively, but I may try to start putting it back into his supplement intake after I add Zinc and Vit C back in, to see if the crazy hyper thing starts again. Hopefully he can continue to take it as I think it definitely benefits him. I finally got the authorization from the insurance company for him to see a developmental pediatrician, but of course, they gave it to him for the wrong doctor. The autism specialist that I have the appointment with is a DAN doctor, and isn't in the "network". I may have to end up paying a good amount out of pocket if I lose my argument with the insurance people. But I really want Ben to see her. I need some guidance. Sometimes I just feel like I'm fumbling around the dark, trying things here and there, hoping this or that will work. I told you he's been doing well, and he has for the most part, but he had an awful tantrum this morning while waiting for the bus with the girls. It could have been the cold, but for the life of me I couldn't get him to put on gloves. He just ran around crying so I left the girls at the bus stop and walked back to the house with him yelling the whole time. When we got inside, it didn't stop until I finally took out the I pod and put it on him. I played his favorite song, Maroon 5's "Won't Go Home Without You", and it calmed him down after a couple of minutes. I should really write a fan letter to Maroon 5 and tell them how many times they have saved my sanity. Usually, they are great tantrum quellers. By the time his bus came 20 minutes later, Ben was a happy camper ready to go to school. I was so wound up though that I actually looked forward to running in the 30 degree cold just so that I could destress. I definitely felt better after I did. I'm trying to work up to a 5K using the podrunner interval podcast. Archie our dog loves it too. That's been my morning!!