Yep, still waiting...
So for the good news, it looks like we will be okayed to expand our age range, which hubby and I are really excited about. After all these months of waiting and all the learning and research we've done, we've really felt led to go older. I'm really hoping for a referral on the older end. That being said, we could still end up with a baby, and we would be overjoyed no matter what!
For the bad news, I have absolutely no idea how much longer we'll be waiting. Not a clue.
For all those of you that didn't know, Child #2 had an assessment on Monday. It took almost a year to get the appointment, so it was met with a bit of expectation. The doctor spent about two hours with us going through all sorts of questions and exams. Basically, he's a year or a year and a half delayed in a few areas (like fine motor, gross motor, some cognitive). She said he fits all 17 points for Combined Type ADHD. She also said he has something else that I have totally forgotten the label for, but it's a delay thing that we can recheck later. First, we're going to try medication and see if that improves some of the other stuff. I have very mixed feelings about this. I honestly used to think ADHD was just a label that school administrators put on hyper boys so they could medicate them and make them easier in class. I do not generally agree with medicating young children, but I also have to admit that my son is NOT normal (not that any of us are normal...). He is impulsive, disruptive, fidgety, unmotivated and has the attention span of a gnat. That seems kind of harsh now that I read it. I'm at the point where I am willing to try it, if it will change his behavior, make him able to learn, and stay focused on tasks like cleaning, dressing, etc. I'll let you know what I think of it next month, or possibly sooner. We'll see.
