For those of you that don't know I have a 12 year old son. He is bright, vivacious and laughs. But he worries, frets, gets upset and cries. My son has severe ADHD a neurological disorder that affects his ability to concentrate and react "normally" according to some people in social situations, not to mention that he has to have a routine that almost borders on OCD to help keep him grounded. Now take this and add O.D.D.- Oppositional Defiance Disorder..long story short on this one it makes him without thinking about it defy when he is asked to do some thing. YES YES YES I know this is a gross over simplification of the situation but there it is. Now for the triple play lets add a tic disorder that will qualify him as having touorette's. And no he does no yell out obscenities..not every case does that. Finally for the icing on the cake let throw in a dash of thyroid problems that might morph into Hashimoto's (an auto immune disease that causes you white blood cells to attack you body) when he gets older, but for now it is content with keeping him small in stature for his age.
He is a wonderful boy 12years old going on 20 it seems sometimes, wonderfully smart for his age. Spends most of his school week being teased by other kids...but he still tries to make sure he helps others that are not as fortunate as him and wants to work with Special Ed kids when he grows up.
He wants a dog for his birthday...but he wants to rescue a dog from the pound, wants to get one from the infamous "kill zone" in town to save it.
I love him more than anything else and sometimes I feel like I do not deserve this very special child. Whatever forces combined to send this child into my life...I thank you.
I love you Grayson
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