Yesterday I watched Brooke for 1 hour while her Mom went to a college class. It was day 2 on her new supplements. She was still very happy and bright. She wanted to watch cartoons on You Tube. She communicates very good without actually speaking. I speak fluent Brooke, usually knowing what she wants by the way she pulls me around.
I was concerned how she would do on her new supplements. Some autistic kids get extremely hyper on the supplement containing high levels of B-vitamins. For other kids, it calms them down. That is what so tough about treatments for autism. Everyone is different, nothing carved in stone.
In the past with Brooke, while she was watching a video, I could go outside for a smoke and she wouldn't notice. Not the case yesterday. I started Tom & Jerry, got on my coat and turned to go to the door. I didn't get one step. Here comes Brooke, grabs my finger and pulls me back to sit on the chair next to her to watch the video. For some reason, yesterday was counting day for Brooke. She sat watching videos, saying on occasion " one - two ". She can count to seven, but usually only if she wants to.
When it was time to go, I took Brooke outside for a quick ride around the yard in the dump truck. She is big beans sitting in the cab. She climbed in the cab, starts counting "one - two - free - four ". So I say, "1,2,3,4". She says " five - sicks - seff - eight". The truck starts moving and I pull up close to her Mom. Brooke says "go - go - go". I said to her, no no no, time to go home. (I had told her that when Mom arrived, and again when we went outside.)She wasn't very happy about going home (as usual). I carried her to the car and put her in her car seat. She climbed out and got on the floor. I put her in the seat again and she started crying. She stopped fighting as soon as the seat belt was put on her. Just that fast she stopped crying and just sat there.
Next week, if all continues well with her current supplements, she will start on one more. Each new supplement is started at one quarter the recommended dose, and used for awhile until the next one is started.