Category Archives: Mental Health – Child

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I am not a hero. seriously. I can you tell who is though.

I had someone tell me it takes a special person to parent a child like David.  It takes a special person to be a parent.  Period. Any man can be a father, donate DNA, that kind of thing.  But to be a parent, a “dad” takes something more. To be the dad of a special needs kids isn’t something that everyone can handle.  I get that.  really, I do.  But… and I say but… How do you know, if you don’t try.  We had a special couple of parents help us with David for a while this year.  I believe in my heart that they are special.  I am honored that they were chosen to work with our son.  I am sorry it didn’t work out for both families, and I understand why things didn’t work out. I hold no grudges. Bear no ill will. I don’t want them to

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Pulbic to news media or not?

I have been advised to take our story regarding David public. To CNN and FoxNews.  In regards to how No Child Left Behind and the Garrison School District have conspired against educating our son in the home district under the guise of “we are unable to provide the services that his needs require…”  How is shuttling him 58 miles each way to a school in another district considered least restrictive? What say you?  I am not an attention seeking man. I would rather seek the path of diplomacy.  But when diplomacy fails, what path is one left with? What is the difference between facilitation and mediation? We have had a facilitated IEP, and now the school is calling for a Mediated IEP.  What is the difference?  Or do we skip it all and go right to Due Process.  There are those who also think that we should file a law

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cat food, matches and more

Well, Mr Gadget has struck again. I give him this, he is creative in his abilities to take things with slight of hand. He managed to steal a key to the cupboard padlocks. He managed to steal a key to the two new doors that we installed to keep him out of sections of the house. So far we have found: 3 opened cans of cat food.  He says that he was hungry. (the cat food is stored in the same cupboard as the people food, at the very bottom of the cupboard.) He knows it is cat food.  Says he was sharing it with the cat.   1 box of wooden safety strike on box matches. 1 mp3 player. 1 set of keys to each vehicle we own. oh, and he has made himself throw up his meds again.  both last night and this morning.  Plus he has admitted

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