This past weekend I took Peter to Rochester for a check-up with his Autism specialists. The appointment on Friday went well. Peter was an outstanding boy at the Doctor's office. He loves the elevators and the fish in the waiting room. At Mayo, everything is so kid friendly and they truly make it an enjoyable experience. He is 3 feet 4 inches tall and 42 pounds. Last time I weighed him he was 39 pounds, so he is definitely growing!
Dr. Barboresi and I talked a lot about discipline strategy, potty training and therapy. Peter is progressing pretty well. He has hit kind of a "rough patch" lately as our schedules have been pretty chaotic and nobody's routines have settled down yet. He loves his new daycare, but he is afraid of the bathrooms there which isn't very condusive to productive toilet training. He has tantrums when he can't communicate what he wants. We are patient with him but some days are difficult. It was good to hear the doctor's point of view. He gave me some potty training tips and ways to discipline Peter the best possible way where he will have a consequence AND learn the proper way to go about expressing himself -- as opposed to hitting or throwing.
Our next trip to Rochester will be late Winter. Peter will go through the entire gamut of tests -- a repeat of all the tests he had last year right before his diagnosis. This round of tests will help the doctors know where he lies on the Autism Spectrum at that point in time. The doctors will help us decide if we will be enrolling Peter in Kindergarten next fall (2010) or wait another year. So far he is good to go on to the 4 year old program at Sacred Heart this fall. Hopefully we can get the potty training under control by then. Please pray about this everyone!
Bye for now.
