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Our journey with a mentally ill son | Losing Miles. =========================== I read other blogs about kids like David whenever I can. This blog is worth reading. Follow the link above. So much like our son. Sadly, David is not unique in his struggles with Reactive Attachment Disorder and the other things he has going on. Tweet #fighting4answrs
Dear readers, as many of you know through the writings here, David has been in residential placement. He is on his third major placement and like 10th or 11th minor placement. Major is facilities where he has stayed for more than 30 days, and minor are all of the others. This past week was a fantastic week for him. He has some residents in the facility that have been picking on him. Rather than fighting back physically, he has chosen the power of the pen and filed a complaint. This is the second time he has chosen this method rather than fighting. For David this is huge and needs to be celebrated! The other very positive thing that occurred this last week is that David moved up a level. He is at the highest privilege level he has ever been at in this facility. Does that mean he is
So I get called every Friday night. at 10:30. I asked for it to be that late in the day. It is just me. Every one else is asleep. I can talk freely about David, his week, his needs and make recommendations for the staff. Last week, David called and told us about this girl who he thinks has a crush on him. He wanted to know what I thought he should do. So I explained. It is ok for a girl to like you. It is ok for you to like a girl. It is probably against the rules in your facility for you to have a girlfriend. So this week, during the report, he primary said that he is different this week than they have ever seen. Not asking for snack, not eating his favorite snack. Appearing sullen and withdrawn. And the staff thought that they heard David