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Tag Archives: safe-bed

Well Meaning Social Workers and Good News

It has been a long day.  Because of a well meaning social worker who chose not to understand our situation, we had a Sheriff Deputy transport our son 100 miles to safe bed.  Safe bed is just that, a safe place for him to be, to rest, to get himself under control. There is no reason that I could not have transported David today, but such is life. On the plus side, our care coordinator, who also happens to be a social worker, rocks.  I can’t say enough good things about this person and the work they do on David’s behalf.  Our family would be even more lost than we already are without this person in our corner. Today, when the transport was rescheduled outside of our control, the care coordinator went to bat and defended our family. Today we also received some wonderful news.  On Monday afternoon, David will

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Tags: placement, prtf, safe-bed ·

Stormy Lake Weather

We had a storm on the lake this week.  Tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm watch, that kind of thing. I don’t know if it is the weather, the fact that I am at a conference, or what, but David has been in full form. A storm of a different kind. Facebook.  If you are on the friends’ list of anyone in the family, he likely sent you a facebook request.  David is not allowed technology/Internet access.  David has a history of threatening to kill people via facebook.  Typically he does this via hacking into accounts of his siblings.  Please let us know if he says anything to you. Wednesday. David left his established area.  He went outside of the boundaries established for him.  When mom got home from looking for him with the intention of calling the police and reporting him as a run away he was home.  Later, a local

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Tags: autism, runaway, safe-bed, theft ·

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