My oldest son is fighting on multiple fronts now. He still has an as-yet undiagnosed health problem that may be some sort of auto-immune disorder.

On top of that, his behavior at school has been tough. He's a great kid at home, but at school he just seems overwhelmed by the stimulation of it all and can't 'maintain'.

Making matters worse, he's on very high doses of prednisone and it's making him even worse -- more uncontrollable and prone to just obnoxious behavior. I hate it, because I know it's the damn drug, and not 'him'.

He's certainly precocious and still a high-maintenance kid -- but the high doses of prednisone he's on basically turn him up to 11. It's maddening, and frustrating.

I just want to get to the bottom of all these 'issues' -- get a diagnosis of his health problems, get him off that damn drug, and figure out why he's having problems in school. Until then, I just keep fighting.