It is midnight here at the home. Just got a call from staff. David was taken off “close watch” at 2 pm this afternoon. What this means is that they have loosened his keeper. He doesn’t have someone practically attached to him. And while he will be monitored frequently, he won’t have someone sitting in…
Author: David's Father
Crisis Mode – Setback in treatment
Just got one of those phone calls I dread. “We had… with David…” Tonight. He was, in my view, manic. It started earlier when we had family therapy. We clarified his discharge info. He was under the impression that discharge was imminent. When in reality, it isn’t. And it is largely because there isn’t a…
David and his irrational beliefs
David. Fixates on things. So when he asked about discharge from the facility he is in, I explained that before he could be discharged, a facility needed to be identified and either restructured or added on to, in order to house a child with Autism. Evidently he is under the belief that he is being…