Well, I haven't written since Ellis had his surgery so I guess I need to update. Since the surgery, Ellis has probably had just one ear infection that only presented itself with drainage. Now wejust use ear drops and he has not had a single antibiotic since. His nose is also clear, no mucous  thank god. 

We are currently making some changes with his medication to see if it helps with his constant need/want to eat. His neurologist thinks,as do his parents, that his eating habits are out of a compulsion. He may have some OCD. It makes sense to us so we are giving the new med a try. 

Well, Ellis has another ear infection!! He just had one in February. So again he is on another antibiotic. He has been on an antibiotic since he was about 4 weeks old when he got his first ear infection. Hopefully the tubes he is getting next month will help with this. If not, I don't know what my next move is going to be.

Ellis is going to have  is adenoids out and have tubes put in his ears on May 5th. I am a bit nervous about this but I hope and pray that it will help him with his speech and his behaviors. Onone hand I think it can only help but no one likes to put their child through any more than they have to go through. 

I am also contemplating having Ellis repeat the 1st grade even though he will be 8 when school starts again or even better I am going to look into sending him to a school for autistic children (The Birchtree School).

He is still puttering along and making gains in the friendship area but I still struggle with taking him out into public places like the mall or sometimes even the playground if I know there will be too many people there. He gets overwhelmed easily.

I try to take it one day at a time and one mood at a time. 

Found a DAN doctor in my area and just need to follow through with making an appointment. I know this is a move in the right direction.