Today is my birthday. I’m 26, which means I’m more than a quarter century old. I took the day off - just because I wanted to sleep in on my birthday - which I did. I also spent the day lying around, reading a book Kevin got me, going to the mall to spend birthday money, and playing the new video game I got. A very fun way to spend a day.

That’s the class I am taking right now. And I love it. It’s one of the most fascinating classes I’ve ever taken. We are learning all the in’s and out’s of disorders that are abriviated: ADHD, ODD, OCD, RAD, TBI, PTSD, FAS, FAE, just to name a few. Plus, we have been talking about the meds that people give kids, alternative therapies for different disorders, play therapy, art therapy (I am all about the art therapy - very cool) We’ve also been talking about disorders that children have that are mostly considered “adult” disorders, suicidal tendencies, depression, eating disorders, etc. The class is over in 2 weeks and I wish it was a few weeks longer, so we could get more in-depth into things. In the past few weeks I’ve learned a bunch of fun facts that you may or may not already know.
For example:

Did you know that the reason hyper active kids are hyper is because part of their brain is working too slow? The part of your brain that releases the calming signals does not react fast enough in kids who are hyper active.

Did you also know that caffine will calm hyper active kids? (And it sometimes will work faster than their meds)

Forcing a child to walk before they crawl (or before they are ready to walk) or forcing early potting training, can cause a child difficulty in learning to read.

Fun facts from Special Education.

The only down side to a class this good, is starting the next class - you hope it’s going to be as interesting, but it never quite lives up to your expectations.

P.S. Bonus points to anyone who can name all those disorders

Okay, so here’s my idea for an un-super-hero (just so everyone knows, an un-super-hero is not a bad guy or an evil villan, it’s a person with super powers that aren’t really all that super) So anyway, my un-super-hero is a guy (or girl) named Condesending Pat. He/she travels around listening to people’s stories, then pats them on the head or shoulder and makes condesending comments. I’m still flushing out the details but you get the idea. If anyone wants to help create side-kicks, arch-enemies, or words to the theme song, feel free to post your ideas…