jamie’s progress

jamie’s progress
This year began well with Jamie able to help us take down the decorations. Progress was good throughout the rest of the year:
January: Chronic infection of Human Herpes Virus 6 brought under control
by acyclovir drug – some herpes lesions, never previously apparent,
briefly appear on body during treatment
February: Learned to ride bicycle without stabilisers, though poor
peripheral vision confined Jamie to off-road riding for safety
reasons
Performed Short Story at the British Suzuki Institute concert at the
South Bank Centre, London
April: Started taking new supplement OSR (Oxidative Stress Relief);
immediate reduction in arm-flapping and prolonged sleep in the
mornings
May: Took all Year 2 SATS tests alongside neurotypical peers and scored
above average across all subjects
Started learning to play the double-bass
July: Potty-trained overnight – no more nappies!
August: Better-than-ever participation at Peak Suzuki with minimal
supervision during performances, and impromptu performance of
Started learning to play the organ at local church, St Mary & St
Michael of Trumpington, near Cambridge
September: Begins Year 3 at Dame Bradbury’s school, still full-time
October: Bed canopy installed to screen out “electrosmog” overnight –
temporary reversal of overnight potty-training implying accelerated
detoxification
Progresses to level 2 in the RDI program
November: Enjoys garden fireworks for the third year running
Starts going to regular Saturday screenings of age-appropriate
children’s films at the “Kid’s Club” at the Cambridge Arts
Picturehouse Cinema – thoroughly enjoys films, understands the
stories and does not disrupt other viewers
December: Started The Scotson Technique to repair damage to nerve centres
and muscles responsible for breathing. Immediate increase in
hours slept, together with temporary side-effects such as profuse
sweating upon falling asleep
Taking down the Christmas Tree
Monday, 5 January 2009
2009