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Explosive Visit With David Today.

We saw David today.  The plan was a two hour visit.  We were there 20 minutes. The argument started because David decided that he wanted to be obstinate.  I was getting the situation defused when David decided that he was done with the visit and took off down the hallway.  I had to go after him to ensure that he didn’t get into anything he wasn’t supposed to.  Once he was outside, I hollered for him to stop and talk to me.  He was about half a city block away and picking up speed.  Staff at this point was coming out of the residence.  So I told them that he was running away from us. In his anger, he left behind all of his toys.  So his sister brought them out to the door by his cottage.  David erupted.  Said that she was stealing his stuff.  His sister engaged and

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Happy PRTF Placement Anniversary

David has been in his current placement for a whole year.  How fast a year has gone. We have had numerous challenges this year. Changes in meds. struggles with school. Changes in diagnosis. Changes in the treatment plan. Changes in the IEP. Unsubstantiated reports of inappropriate behavior toward David. Aggressive behaviors from David. Manic mood swings. It has been challenging to say the least.  Now, with a new placement on the horizon, I am starting to feel like we are more or less just along for the ride. It is odd, they report “new” behaviors, that we told them about a year ago when he was first placed there. Related articles Frustrated with Frustrating PRTF’s and Frustration with Bureaucracy (whynotfathers.com) PRTF Update and sadness (whynotfathers.com) Medicaid policy change? (whynotfathers.com) Tweet #fighting4answrs

Medicaid policy change?

When we adopted David, a part of the adoption decree was court ordered Medical Assistance until he is 18.  This is because he was a special needs adoption and would have ongoing health care needs. We didn’t request special consideration for medical assistance, it was granted automatically as part of the adoption process for special needs children. Today I was notified by the PRTF where he resides, that medicaid rejected the invoice stating that David’s case was closed. So I called our county social services office and asked about it.  Seems we have to reapply every year for his benefit even though it is court ordered.  This is a first for us.  We have never had to apply for it before, even before the adoption was finalized. I don’t understand this.  It is a simple thing to complete the paperwork.  It is 23 pages.  That isn’t my point.  How can

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