Dear Tamara, only just got round to reading this and thought I would send a
few thoughts.
Much of what you write about this young person with special needs is very
common to someone of that age group and with such special needs but this is
what I think is important to the case.
developmental delay
vision (cross eyed and drooping eye)
bronchitis, ear infections and eczema - you need more details of these even
though they were when he was younger
nightmares
hunger - is this excessive as you say he is 20lbs overweight + stealing food
from others
thirst + thirsty for cold
heat with sweat + clammy
bowel movements - 3 a day - this actually might not be part of what needs to
be cured as he is processing food quickly and this is good considering he
eats a lot - you need to know what the stools are like
tendency to hurry - when eating and talking
repeated actions - snapping fingers, sticking tongue out (the snakes
probably rep out), repeating questions - this is also common to children
with special needs and repetition is found in the sycotic range of rx and
also carcinosin - there is probably an 'over the top' request for him to
'behave' and thus a lot of controlling issues in his life and this is
probably why he asks about if he has behaved and why he is compliant, again
this is rational to a certain degree - it can also indicate a type of
stubborness and/or fixed ideas, i.e. the need to repeat
fears of animals, being alone and the dark - again these are so common to
children, even 14 year olds and especially those with special needs. What
substantiates this is that he has 'lost' his father, so some of these fears
and the need for attention are rational to this.
he hurt himself - this is just the one time but you could explore this
further to find out if it is relevant to the case.
You don't say if you have spoken with this young person. If not it is
essential that you do and also observe him and relate to him from his point
of view.
I think you also need more information to the case but overall I thought
Calc carb would be a necessary consideration. This child is needy - and
expresses this through food, liquid, speech, desire for touch and attention
- all this he will even try to steal or hurt himself if he cannot have.
Just a few thoughts, hope useful, Joy
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on 5/11/04 4:08, Tamara Der-Ohanian at
homeopathy@sympatico.ca wrote: