Dylan's behavior has been out of control since he was approximately 20 months old, just after he weaned we noticed a change. It was really bad this time last year and I eliminated dairy (for the most part) and saw a little bit of improvement. Once he turned 3 years old, things got better and I was able to handle his outburst, rage, and tantrums. Now it's gotten worse again. I called the school district and they met with him on April 15th at school. We had to fill out papers, "tests", and they evaluated him. He did okay until asked to follow a direction and he shut down.
On April 28th a social worker came to our house and watch him play and interact and throw fits and act out. It was embarrassing. She took my family history which contains alcoholism, suicide, depression, and more alcoholism. So she mentioned he could be bipolar, but since she would need to observe him more, she can't make that call. He also showed signs of sensory integration which I've suspected. He has a doctors appointment tomorrow with our family doctor to get him up to speed and talk about a game plan/time line.
Yesterday we met with the speech therapist, social worker, and someone else from the school, Dylan will start speech therapy in a couple weeks at the kids' school. He'll see the same therapist Ashlyn sees for her "R's". He will definitely be in preschool next year. The question is which one? Special Education because he refuses to potty train? None of the specialists want him there, but if he's not potty trained, that's the only option and he NEEDS to start school. If he is potty trained, he'll be in the PEP program. It's for those who can't afford the tuition based preschool (which A, K, & A went through) or have a "disability" if you will, and need special assistance; Dylan will have a special education come in and teach him some things where he's lacking. He's scores show he's 12 months behind in a couple areas. So that's where we stand now.
