One of the difficult things about raising a child like our son, David, is that the love that we feel for our son will likely never be reciprocated. It isn’t that he doesn’t bond with people, he just doesn’t bond with family. It is a facet of the attachment disorder. He is more likely to…
Author: David's Father
Escalating behaviors
Yesterday afternoon about 1:00 pm, I was at David’s school to drop off his medications for next week. School is 60 miles from home. While there, the assistant principal pulled me aside to talk to me about David’s escalating behaviors at school. At the time he was serving in school suspension for behaviors relating to…
An attitude for breakfast?
Full on attitude from David this morning. He sees his potential placement in a residential facility as a badge of honor. I wish that he could understand how hard he is on the rest of the family. Especially when he talks about how much he can’t wait to go to residential because they will let…