David has been really struggling lately with his mental illnesses. I use plural for a reason. Today, a lot happened. He became combative. It took four adults to restrain this 80 pound boy. He becomes very strong when he is on this part of his “cycle”. Meds don’t work, calming techniques don’t work. The only…
Category: bipolar
obstinate and non-compliant
Received a call today from staff at the residential facility where David lives. Evidently he got sent back to residence for being non-compliant in the classroom. From there, things escalated. Once back at the cottage, David was angry. Started digging in the cupboards that contained belongings of other residents. Name calling, yelling, verbal threats against…
assault reported by David
I received a call from David’s teacher. evidently he was being offensive and sent to time out. When he didn’t stay, they took him back. He threw a chair at his teacher or one of the staff, and then headbutted someone. In addition to his threatening to kill them, he also was kicking and hitting….