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Category Archives: autism spectrum disorders

Denial, Denial, Denial – Placement just fell through

Well. We were all set to take David to a new facility on Monday. Today, that fell through. Evidently, we haven’t tried hard enough.  We haven’t driven enough miles.  We haven’t tried this program or that. The psychiatrist’s recommendation isn’t enough.  We didn’t try to give up custody to the state. The language that the psychiatrist used in her last notes about our visit was that I was trying to provoke a response in my son. No prior outpatient treatment has been tried and/org symptoms do not support the need for the intensity of services. Inpatient treatment under the direction of a physician is not required. Documentation does not demonstrate that services can improve the recipients condition or prevent further regression. I didn’t comment and try to provoke a response.  The psychiatrist told me in front of David that we would need to give up custody to the state to

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Tags: attentionseeking, autism, cryforhelp, prtf, RAD ·

the next few days are going to be fun!

Well, big sister stopped by with a friend for a couple of minutes.  They didn’t stay long, as David was in tantrum mode. You see, mom got the bandages removed today, and we just can’t have someone else get more attention than he is getting. So big sister and friend turned around and left.  I don’t blame them, if I had a chance to get away for a bit, I would do so. What kicked off the tantrum?  I asked him to clean up his toys and junk in the living room. Since other people’s stuff was in the area, he reverted to the stand by argument that “I am not supposed to touch stuff that doesn’t belong to me.” In reality, he is correct, isn’t he?  But… As I walked away he made some inane comments.  About what I have no idea, and it doesn’t really matter. So since

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Tags: Attention seeking, attitude, behavior ·

Mr Helpful – Mr Evil

Honestly, it is like looking at both sides of a coin. Last night was awful. Full tantrum because he needed to wait to take a shower until his mom had a chance to use the bathroom. Today, he is very solicitous of her needs.  Trying to anticipate things, and helped take her to the clinic to get the bandages off. Very Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde behaviors. So now we wait for the wave to crest and see how hard we hit bottom before we rise to the top of the next crest. thank you everyone for your kind words about him, us and our difficulties with mental illness.  Your support means the world to us. Tweet #fighting4answrs

Tags: angel, behavior, tantrum ·

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