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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 569442" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>Thank you all, again. The support here is much needed and I'm so grateful for it. </p><p></p><p>Today was good. I made a lot of phone calls this morning and got difficult child the referral to the Family and Child Clinic at the hospital. They sound great - psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, anger management, behavioural therapy, dialectal therapy (I've heard of this for bipolar but haven't done research yet), all encompassing. He will age out of it in 14 months but it's definitely a start. The pediatrician agreed to refer to them thankfully so hoping to get a call soon with an appointment. Hope the wait time isn't too long. </p><p></p><p>Next step is to get difficult child a Case Management Program set up through CMHA (our version of NAMI). They will assign him a worker to keep track of his diagnoses, medication prescriptions, history, side effects, everything. Then this worker will help him navigate the system and advocate for him for as long as he needs it. This will be a relief - it'll be like having a partner for myself in all of this work and will take the pressure off of me. </p><p></p><p>Sheila - I am so sorry your difficult child would rather stay outside than at the shelter. I think if the weather was warmer mine might too but he is safe for now and can stay there for 4 months if he follows the rules. </p><p></p><p>Busy - Thanks. I agree about moving mountains for the medical help. Everything else I leave him to his own devices pretty much. I did call the shelters but it was up to him to get there. </p><p></p><p>Dash - Thank you. It feels good to know that you think I"m doing pretty good. The social worker and one of his teachers that I spoke to today both asked me what I was doing to take care of myself. They both seemed more concerned about me than difficult child. It makes me realize that we really do need this vacation. I will say that packing was hard today and I cried quite a bit knowing I would not be with difficult child for Christmas for the first time.</p><p></p><p>Insane - I agree. I feel very blessed to have him compliant with medication and wanting to adjust medications or add something new in to stabilize his moods. I'm hoping that a mood stabilizer might also help him start to see that his thinking has been distorted and then maybe we can start to work on getting him help with that. One thing at a time right now. </p><p></p><p>We are all packed and ready to leave tomorrow morning. I had lunch with difficult child again today and he was really good - mood was excellent, he was happy. Apparently he's been letting down a lot of classmates at school but that's not seeming to phase him at all. Anyway, we had a nice visit and texted again this evening. So, we are heading out on a positive note with no anger between us and difficult child. I still think this is going to be hard on me but I'm determined to find a new normal and participate in life in addition to trying to deal with/help difficult child. </p><p></p><p>Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you. Thank you again for all of your support. I wish each of you peace, happiness and health. I wish this for all of our children as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 569442, member: 14356"] Thank you all, again. The support here is much needed and I'm so grateful for it. Today was good. I made a lot of phone calls this morning and got difficult child the referral to the Family and Child Clinic at the hospital. They sound great - psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, anger management, behavioural therapy, dialectal therapy (I've heard of this for bipolar but haven't done research yet), all encompassing. He will age out of it in 14 months but it's definitely a start. The pediatrician agreed to refer to them thankfully so hoping to get a call soon with an appointment. Hope the wait time isn't too long. Next step is to get difficult child a Case Management Program set up through CMHA (our version of NAMI). They will assign him a worker to keep track of his diagnoses, medication prescriptions, history, side effects, everything. Then this worker will help him navigate the system and advocate for him for as long as he needs it. This will be a relief - it'll be like having a partner for myself in all of this work and will take the pressure off of me. Sheila - I am so sorry your difficult child would rather stay outside than at the shelter. I think if the weather was warmer mine might too but he is safe for now and can stay there for 4 months if he follows the rules. Busy - Thanks. I agree about moving mountains for the medical help. Everything else I leave him to his own devices pretty much. I did call the shelters but it was up to him to get there. Dash - Thank you. It feels good to know that you think I"m doing pretty good. The social worker and one of his teachers that I spoke to today both asked me what I was doing to take care of myself. They both seemed more concerned about me than difficult child. It makes me realize that we really do need this vacation. I will say that packing was hard today and I cried quite a bit knowing I would not be with difficult child for Christmas for the first time. Insane - I agree. I feel very blessed to have him compliant with medication and wanting to adjust medications or add something new in to stabilize his moods. I'm hoping that a mood stabilizer might also help him start to see that his thinking has been distorted and then maybe we can start to work on getting him help with that. One thing at a time right now. We are all packed and ready to leave tomorrow morning. I had lunch with difficult child again today and he was really good - mood was excellent, he was happy. Apparently he's been letting down a lot of classmates at school but that's not seeming to phase him at all. Anyway, we had a nice visit and texted again this evening. So, we are heading out on a positive note with no anger between us and difficult child. I still think this is going to be hard on me but I'm determined to find a new normal and participate in life in addition to trying to deal with/help difficult child. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you. Thank you again for all of your support. I wish each of you peace, happiness and health. I wish this for all of our children as well. [/QUOTE]
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