vaccinate your kids, or else!!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

May I ask, was it a sudden change? Had he been a "normal" infant/toddler until that point? I think every parent worries most about that potential - their seemingly "normal" child just one day "changes" (for lack of a better word) into a completely different child.

Yes, I would say it was a fairly sudden change -- not necessaily a night-and-day change but a quite noticeable change. It really was like he just retreated into a shell and just peeked back out. Later we could see that he wanted to come out, but had no clue how.

I'll agree about that fear. It's so hard to figure out -- has he really changed or did he just hit a developmental hump?

I think it's wonderful he's doing so well, and obviously has a dad (and family) who care very much for him.

Well, his mom is a Kappa, so he's a lucky kid.

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

The best you can do right now is boost your child's health with several essential vitamins proven safe for developing children... I would "bathe them" with as much boosters as I could give them--organic, natural, pure, of course... It is expensive of course...

Don't I know it! We've been doing that, and as I said, he's doing well. I think part of the reason is that we have been doing what you suggested.

On top of that, I think there are psychological/emotional reasons that we have seen improvement (which means an easier time for him navigating the social skills world). Plus, he (and we) have been blessed with teachers and school administrators (yes, in the public school system!) who value him, who want to see him succeed, who are willing to try and understand how his mind works and use appropriate strategies with him, and who identify his strengths and play off them to help him with his weaknesses. But those things are another thread.

But, yeah, what you describe mirrors along with my (completely unprofessional) thoughts about it all. I have described it as "the perfect storm" between a pre-existing disposition and triggers that set things in motion.