Janna
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Well, I think I've had my fill. Monday will be 4 weeks in, and I've had enough already.
For you guys following along ~ here's a recap:
1st week ~ wouldn't give Dylan his overnight diapers, allowed him to sleep in a SOAKING bed, a week and a half straight, with no diaper.
2nd week ~ after countless requests to make sure he is reminded to have bowel movements, 2 weeks, one bm because staff didn't follow my request for this either.
Therapy appts over the phone. First one went as scheduled. 2nd one, she was 25 minutes late, didn't bother to call me. I had to call her (she made it clear SHE would call ME). Said they sent for Dylan, and they were all running late. This week, our appointment was Tuesday at 12. No call, 12:15. No call, 12:25. I called her, she forgot our appointment. FORGOT our therapy appointment.
The psychiatrist has yet to do anything with medications at all. Actually, he hasn't even contacted me. He conveniently doesn't have voice mail at the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) either, but a secretary or assistant or nurse of some sorts. I spoke with her last week, she said Dylan was to see psychiatrist this week, and she would call me DURING the appointment. So, today, Friday, I wonder why no call. Well, she's on vacation this week LMAO! WHY say she's gonna call then?
Last week we go to the ISP meeting. This is at the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF). Basically, a review of goals. Now, I have, in my possession, the full psychiatric evaluation from our psychiatrist (not the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) one, our real one). It states Axis I, Bipolar, not otherwise specified, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, ADHD. Know what the new psychiatrist put on? Keep in mind, he's spent 38 minutes with my son. New Axis I ~ Bipolar, not otherwise specified, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, ADHD/ODD. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ODD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHA~
I told her if she didn't remove the ODD I was pulling Dylan from the program.
There is also a claim in the paperwork of physical abuse. It doesn't state by whom, where the warrant comes from, but it was put there by the psychiatrist. Why? The therapist, my main contact, cannot answer that for me. I told her she better get it clarified, or have it off. Immediately.
Dylan is "the least of anyones problem" in the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF). This is per the house staff that lives with him. Three staff have already asked me why he is there. Why, you ask? Because the other 11 children are beating up staff, throwing things around the house, not listening, being defiant, and aggressive. One of the staff, this week, is having nose surgery, because one of the boys head butted her so hard it sent her nose bone (forget what that's called) up into her head. Nice, huh?
I have a therapist that thinks all her conglomerated behavioral blah blah blah is the cure for my son, a psychiatrist that has NO contact with me, and a parent that, unlike all the others, really does care, and is getting nowhere.
You know, all I wanted was someone to help him with the shutting down stuff, the anger/aggression stuff, and help get his medications right. This place is designed for kids that don't have parents, don't listen to their parents, and need full, new behavior mod. My kid isn't that. And Gosh Darnit to that stupid psychiatrist for trying to stick that label on him. I'm sorry, it's just funny. So those that wanna argue the ODD thing with me, funny how it took him 38 minutes to decide that (for those that don't know me, he was diagnosis'ed ODD, we cured it, and it was removed in 2006 from his Axis completely).
Dopes.
Thanks for reading if you got this far.
For you guys following along ~ here's a recap:
1st week ~ wouldn't give Dylan his overnight diapers, allowed him to sleep in a SOAKING bed, a week and a half straight, with no diaper.
2nd week ~ after countless requests to make sure he is reminded to have bowel movements, 2 weeks, one bm because staff didn't follow my request for this either.
Therapy appts over the phone. First one went as scheduled. 2nd one, she was 25 minutes late, didn't bother to call me. I had to call her (she made it clear SHE would call ME). Said they sent for Dylan, and they were all running late. This week, our appointment was Tuesday at 12. No call, 12:15. No call, 12:25. I called her, she forgot our appointment. FORGOT our therapy appointment.
The psychiatrist has yet to do anything with medications at all. Actually, he hasn't even contacted me. He conveniently doesn't have voice mail at the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) either, but a secretary or assistant or nurse of some sorts. I spoke with her last week, she said Dylan was to see psychiatrist this week, and she would call me DURING the appointment. So, today, Friday, I wonder why no call. Well, she's on vacation this week LMAO! WHY say she's gonna call then?
Last week we go to the ISP meeting. This is at the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF). Basically, a review of goals. Now, I have, in my possession, the full psychiatric evaluation from our psychiatrist (not the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) one, our real one). It states Axis I, Bipolar, not otherwise specified, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, ADHD. Know what the new psychiatrist put on? Keep in mind, he's spent 38 minutes with my son. New Axis I ~ Bipolar, not otherwise specified, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, ADHD/ODD. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ODD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHA~
I told her if she didn't remove the ODD I was pulling Dylan from the program.
There is also a claim in the paperwork of physical abuse. It doesn't state by whom, where the warrant comes from, but it was put there by the psychiatrist. Why? The therapist, my main contact, cannot answer that for me. I told her she better get it clarified, or have it off. Immediately.
Dylan is "the least of anyones problem" in the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF). This is per the house staff that lives with him. Three staff have already asked me why he is there. Why, you ask? Because the other 11 children are beating up staff, throwing things around the house, not listening, being defiant, and aggressive. One of the staff, this week, is having nose surgery, because one of the boys head butted her so hard it sent her nose bone (forget what that's called) up into her head. Nice, huh?
I have a therapist that thinks all her conglomerated behavioral blah blah blah is the cure for my son, a psychiatrist that has NO contact with me, and a parent that, unlike all the others, really does care, and is getting nowhere.
You know, all I wanted was someone to help him with the shutting down stuff, the anger/aggression stuff, and help get his medications right. This place is designed for kids that don't have parents, don't listen to their parents, and need full, new behavior mod. My kid isn't that. And Gosh Darnit to that stupid psychiatrist for trying to stick that label on him. I'm sorry, it's just funny. So those that wanna argue the ODD thing with me, funny how it took him 38 minutes to decide that (for those that don't know me, he was diagnosis'ed ODD, we cured it, and it was removed in 2006 from his Axis completely).
Dopes.
Thanks for reading if you got this far.