It's a long sensory tub this time; it stretches all the way down the hall.
In the tub we have outer space (black beans) on one side and rocky planetary surface (aquarium gravel) on the other. I added a Space Toob and Solar System and some bristle blocks to make space stations.
Then I stretched a solar system model along the hall. The sizes of the planets (and sun which is the big, red outline) are to scale with each other, and the distances between the planets along the "space line" are to scale with each other, but the sizes and distances are in vastly different scales.
This picture was taken as soon as the nurse finished dabbing on the allergy serums...about 45 seconds after the first ones touched his skin.
By the end of the long, three-stage test (which also involved subcutaneous testing), Elliot was diagnosed as being highly allergic to dust mites, cats, dogs, all local trees, all local grasses, all local weeds and some local molds. He also still shows an allergy to wheat (we had hoped he might have grown out of it) and also now shows an allergy to soy.
Elliot has already been diagnosed with asthma and is prone to severe bouts of croup; the allergist says his respiratory ailments will just get more pronounced as long as his body is experiencing constant histamine reactions to everything. He is a perfect candidate for allergy shots, and we will be starting them twice a week as soon as the serums are ready.
Wish us all luck.
