Ok, so Trent's going through some issues. I posted a small bit about it in another post, but I will post here. All of a sudden it's like he's completely forgotten how to swallow. He will refuse to take his medicine. Then we get him to finally take it, and because he can't swallow pills, the dr & pharmacy told me to break open the capsule and sprinkle it in apple sauce or pudding. Well he's done wonderful on it since he started. Then all the sudden a few weeks ago he had a strange reaction and now it is like he compeltely forgot how to swallow. He will just leave it in the front of his mouth. I don't know if he's scared to take it, or if he really doesn't remember or what. But I don't know what to do, he's getting to where he's leaving it in his mouth a good 5 min which isn't good, because its giving the meds time to dissolve.
Also, we noticed that he's starting to have issues, where he is getting over stimulated or something. He will just freak out for no reason. He will scream at everyone. He tries to break or tear things. Part of me wonders if this is part of his aggression after everything he's been through thiis last year. Which is why we took him to florida. Figured he could use a total change so that for once he didn't really have to think about that.
Didn't help. It actually seemed the more tired he got as the week went on, the worse he got. He's barely eatting. He's changed what he will eat. He use to be my one kid that wouldn't pick at food or what he would eat, and now we can barely get him to touch meat. His brother is the same way. Absolutely refuses to eat meat.
I don't know if he's just so frustrated, or scared something will happen, like what happened a few weeks ago or what. I just don't know what to do wth him. He doesn't wanna leave the house. We couldn't get him to go with his brother and sister to meet any characters at disney. Ll he wanted to do was drive the race cars etc. I'm sure some of this is normal, but I'm just worried about him. Hopefully I will find something out tomorrow from the neurologist.
He's also became very picky about things, where things are in his room. he can't stand us to clean his room. It has to be a complete disarray. Nothing can be in any type of order.
What is Trent on? All the meds have side effects.
I second RockmansMama's advice. What you describe sounds to me like Trent is feeling a critical need to confirm for himself that there are some things in his life he, and he alone, has control over. At his age, that pretty much boils down to his body--what he swallows (or doesn't swallow, like meds) and what he eats; and how he keeps his bedroom--the "inner sanctum" for any kid. He probably feels buffeted with a myriad of other's expectations at home and school, on top of his own unmet self-expectations. So yeah, definately go easy and check out the anxiety/depression possibilities. And give lots of hugs!
when my daughters anxiety was at his highest a little over a year ago, we had some similar issues, although no agression, refusing to eat, refusing to do things (anything), our pscyhiatrist said it was due to symptoms being out of control and like John D said she was trying to have some control over herself, she was starting to get depressed. We addressed that and all of that has gone away.............It's never easy sorting out what's hapening with these kids, another reason to use a good psych to follow them.Trents behaviors sound alot like my sons. He was dx with anxiety/depression as well as ADHD. I would look up the symptoms of this in children and see if they apply and then talk to your doc...Good Luck