Remember when David was at his second placement? And we couldn’t keep him in his seat at school? He is doing that again. Seeing an increase in behaviors. Disrespect, oppositional, manic. He is running from teachers, throwing things around the re-focus room and generally being as disruptive as he can. Yes he is getting his…
Category: accountability
Every Parent of a Mentally Ill Child Has This Fear
I don’t know how it is in most families, I just know in mine, this is our fear. That David will stop responding to his meds, and then be seen as a threat by law enforcement. Once he turns 18, we will have little ability to ensure that he takes his medications, unless we get…
I don’t understand
Something struck me this morning. My son was in a psychiatric facility for more than a year. He was discharged when Medicaid decided to stop funding his care. No transition plan was in place the day my son was released to our care. We have made the best of the last two weeks and I…