Day 1 on meds - Wednesday

Linc woke up happy and in a good mood. I was a little worried he would notice me watching him like a hawk so it is a good thing I had work.

He had a tic where he stuck out two fingers on each hand, held them in front of his face and looked at them over and over again. I noticed in the morning he wasn't doing it. When I got home his dad said he hadn't seen him do it once during the day and his sister agreed. Tonight I didn't notice him doing it either.

His facial tics, moving his mouth and looking to the side are still there. And the cursing is still there but not nearly as much as the weeks leading to his. I am sure much of that only has to do with the idea of the medicine. He is happy he is getting help so he is less stressed about it. Alas we shall see.

Seeing the doctor - Tuesday

Just telling Linc we were seeing the doctor helped his tics slow down. He has had them for almost 2 years now but he dealt with them and it derail his day at all. But using words he knew an 8 year old shouldn't be using sent him down a spiral. The more he said them the more upset he got the more he said them. I was happy we were seeing the neurologist.

Our appointment went great even if Linc had trouble focusing and doing all he was supposed to. Observing his actions helped me see I made the right choice in seeking help.

They put him on Intuniv and told us it wasn't a drug that would produce immediate results. It would take 4 to 6 weeks to decide if it wasn't working but that we would start with a small dose and in a week or two bring it up a bit depending on how he was doing.

Linc left so happy there was something to try. He wasn't scared to swallow his first pill and wanted to go to the pharmacy on the way home.

He took the first one at 7 PM and set the Amazon Echo to ring an alarm every night at 7 PM so we wouldn't forget.

I am hopeful this brings some peace to my sweet child's tired brain.