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A nice relaxed visit with David

Mom and I visited David today. Took him off campus for ice cream at the DQ. Drove through a park on the way back to the facility. Then we watched David play basketball with the staff. It is interesting to note that the staff was consistent in their praise about how well David is doing. Yet, they don’t want to keep him at this facility. They operate on the level system there. A B C. level A is the highest and least restrictive. David has been on Level A for over five days. Tweet #fighting4answrs

Frustrated with Frustrating PRTF’s and Frustration with Bureaucracy

This is really a two part post. ————— First, David was accepted at the new facility. Which is pretty good, as we haven’t done anything other than sign a release of diagnostic records for them to give a “tentative approval”. There are a lot of hoops to jump through in order to be able to place David at an out of state facility. First, he needs three denials from in-state facilities. Second, an Interstate Compact has to be established. Third, Medicaid has to approve it. These three items can’t be accomplished until we submit something called a Universal Application which has to be updated at least yearly. The facility where he currently resides wants to bump David’s staffing, likely there are thinking that this will allow David to be placed faster. Thankfully, most of the team isn’t ready for that to happen. The thing is… I asked the social worker

treatment sabotage???

David has a number of diagnoses. As I have discussed here before. One of them is bipolar disorder. It seems that when David went to the second facility in July for his med wash, no one thought to put him back on a med to help with the bipolar disorder. No wonder my son is manic. And these people are professionals? I don’t proclaim to be a medical person. I only know what I know about these disorders after years of having to deal with medical professionals on David’s behalf. To me, it is a huge disservice to determine that the facility can’t adequately care for our son, especially when they aren’t adequately treating his mental illnesses. Meds aren’t a cure. They are meant to augment the other treatment options and methods that are in use. Related articles Do You Understand the Bipolar Spectrum? (psychcentral.com) Being