David was in crisis. His manic moods are nothing new to us. They are new to the facility where he lives now. Today, among other things, they called and talked about an allegation that David made against a staff. David has learned that he can file grievances and complaints against the staff at the facility. …
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David in crisis mode
Just received a call from the new facility. I could hear David in the background. Full breakdown screaming. Evidently he is in crisis right now. Have to find out how they define crisis, but it sounds like one of the other kids in the facility was having a rough time, and David was feeding off…
First contact and meeting at new facility
We had our first conference call with the team from the new facility yesterday. A full team is involved. Care team, medical team, education, and equally important, the family. Once we got through the initial introductions, focus was directly on medication. Like mom and I, they believe that the least amount of medication necessary to…