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When I was 34 weeks pregnant, after a long and difficult pregnancy, I got a phone call from my OB to confirm my scheduled C-section for my breech Little Lion. The date it was scheduled for: April 1st. April Fools’ Day. I remember wondering if it was really fair to subject our son to an […]

I was writing a post about why years 6 and 8 have been the best yet, but then Charlie had a mini meltdown this week. It was easy to pinpoint the cause — we just got back from a weekend trip to El Nido where he had copious candy from a Halloween party, tons of […]

Mr. Bee sent me this chart about the average adjusted executive functioning age for children with ADHD, and it blew my mind. Charlie is 8, but according to this chart, he has an executive functioning age of 5.33, which is younger than Olive! It really made sense to me because when Charlie and Olive have […]

I’ve suspected that Charlie has had ADHD since he was 3 or 4 years old, but it’s difficult for doctors to make a diagnosis before kids are 6 years old. We moved to the Philippines shortly before he turned 6, and by the time he turned 7 his behavior had improved immensely. I chalked up his […]

Mr. Chocolate told me this past summer that second grade would be a tough year for Drake. I didn’t really think too much about it in truth because Drake did so well in 1st grade. He is a generally bright boy and my personal experience had second grade as one of my favorite years in […]

In early October last year I had Drake evaluated by a developmental pediatrician. I had some overall concerns about Drake, and after that evaluation he was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder. The doctor and I also discussed the possibility of ADHD as I felt Drake displayed some signs, as well as the fact that I and many family […]

ADHD is such a common acronym these days, and it seems like everyone knows somebody — or somebody’s child — who has been diagnosed with it. But back in the early ’90s when I was first diagnosed, it seemed like a relatively uncommon disorder. My mother has always said I came bounding into the world […]