We recently took S to another pediatric neurologist in Sacramento who specializes in kids with autism. Because 3 out of 4 kids with autism are boys, and S is "high-functioning" and didn't have the typical autistic regression symptoms (like going from being a chatty toddler to silent and withdrawn) the doctor wanted to do a few blood tests to check for other possible diagnoses such as Rett's syndrome and also do a 24 hour electroencephalogram to see if her waking at night (she wakes up almost every night around 2 am and can't get back to sleep for about 2 1/2 hours) is caused by mini-seizures. All of these are unlikely (it's more likely she has just plain old autism) but it's also all worth checking into just in case. Which is how we ended up at a hospital this past Thursday getting 20 electrodes glued to her head, then wrapped with gauze to keep them secure, then strapped into a little backpack that held the EEG monitoring device. Yeesh. She was quite a sorry sight, though she did great tolerating the application and removal of the electrodes and even did well not messing with her gauze hat and enduring the backpack. It made me thankful that these medical procedures aren't something we have to deal with 24/7 like so many families with sick children--increased compassion for others is always a worthwhile benefit of our own "difficulties."
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P in the pool (ha! no pun intended.) Can you see those 2 bottom teeth?
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