Maya
Hi, my name is Maya and I am 11 years old. For my whole life I felt moody, and bad, and sad. Things bother me. I don't like caterpillers. They scare me. Lots of things in my world would be "triggers" making me have lots of rage. I couldn't help it. It was like what happens when you light a match and pour gas on it. An explosion...it happens that fast. I couldn't control it. I have always been this way. When my "rage" was over, I was sorry for what I said and did. Sometimes I would swear. Mom took me to a therapist to talk about this. I liked her, but I couldn't change. I went to Children's Hospital and the doctor made me get an MRI of my brain. Nothing was wrong. But he didn't have us come back to see him. I guess he doesn't care. It made me sad to do this to my family. Nobody knew what to do with me. My therapist said I needed medicine. Things got worse. Mom and Dad say its like walking on eggshells everyday. No one but my family has seen me act like this. It is hard to hold the rage in while we are out of the house. But I had to let it out when we got home.
I had a really bad meltdown in the van while Mom was in God's Little Garden store to buy some calming drops for me. My fit got so bad in the van that my sister Anjali ran in the store to get Mom. So Mom took me in the store with her. Paula was there that day and talked to Mom about my belly and my mind.
A couple of weeks later, I met Calvin at the Wellness Center. He is a nice guy. I had a test that made me hold a metal thing while he put the electric pointer on my fingers and feet in different places. The test said my digestion was inflamed and there were foods I shouldn't have. My body can't handle them. I am sensitive to milk, shellfish, peanuts, pork, eggs, bleached flour, caffeine, artificial sugars, and corn.
Calvin gave me a pill called a "probiotic." It will help my digestion. I also have to take what I call my chewy pill after my meals. And I take something for anxiety and stress. Mom and Dad were so glad that someone cared and spent so much time with me.
When we left the Wellness Center, Mom said I couldn't eat those bad foods for the next 8 weeks. We read all of the the food labels to make sure I can eat it. On my new food sensitive diet, I felt happy in just a few days. After 4 days, I had my first day in my life that I didnt rage at all. Everyone noticed that! My whole family has changed the way we eat. Mom doesn't buy packaged food anymore. We make things from scratch and leave out the food I can't have. She does a lot of canning. She says its because she knows all the ingredients in the jar.
I have been on my diet since the middle of summer. I stay happy and I am not nervous or sad now. If a trigger does cause a meltdown, I can get a handle on it quick and turn it around. My life is so different now. I like to smile. Thank you Calvin and Paula. God Bless you guys.
Love,
Maya
I had a really bad meltdown in the van while Mom was in God's Little Garden store to buy some calming drops for me. My fit got so bad in the van that my sister Anjali ran in the store to get Mom. So Mom took me in the store with her. Paula was there that day and talked to Mom about my belly and my mind.
A couple of weeks later, I met Calvin at the Wellness Center. He is a nice guy. I had a test that made me hold a metal thing while he put the electric pointer on my fingers and feet in different places. The test said my digestion was inflamed and there were foods I shouldn't have. My body can't handle them. I am sensitive to milk, shellfish, peanuts, pork, eggs, bleached flour, caffeine, artificial sugars, and corn.
Calvin gave me a pill called a "probiotic." It will help my digestion. I also have to take what I call my chewy pill after my meals. And I take something for anxiety and stress. Mom and Dad were so glad that someone cared and spent so much time with me.
When we left the Wellness Center, Mom said I couldn't eat those bad foods for the next 8 weeks. We read all of the the food labels to make sure I can eat it. On my new food sensitive diet, I felt happy in just a few days. After 4 days, I had my first day in my life that I didnt rage at all. Everyone noticed that! My whole family has changed the way we eat. Mom doesn't buy packaged food anymore. We make things from scratch and leave out the food I can't have. She does a lot of canning. She says its because she knows all the ingredients in the jar.
I have been on my diet since the middle of summer. I stay happy and I am not nervous or sad now. If a trigger does cause a meltdown, I can get a handle on it quick and turn it around. My life is so different now. I like to smile. Thank you Calvin and Paula. God Bless you guys.
Love,
Maya
