We watched a lot of kids recover using ERP (exposure response therapy) while we were there. However, those kids were petrified of tangible….
difficult behaviors
PANS, PANDAS and Encephalitis at School
IEPs, 504’s and education law can be complicated and confusing, but for parents of unconventional learners knowing how these IDEA laws work can be life-saving.
Suspended From School
We had actually known for several weeks that B was unraveling. The medication we had done so well on had to be stopped, suspected of causing tremors in his arms and hands, so stepping down over a period of 12 weeks created some new challenges while causing some old issues to reappear. Specifically cognition, executive functioning, and decision making.
Mental Health in America
MENTAL HEALTH in America (and probably the rest of the world… my perspective) This week another mass shooting in a school by a child (almost adult) whose story is not yet fully known but already presumed mentally ill. The “he was different” conversations and the words “adoption, and fetal alcohol syndrome” have already been bounced […]
What about me!
What about me indeed… It’s 6:18 pm and I had just woken up from a nap on the couch, woken by the sounds of my husband emptying the dishwasher and starting dinner. I fell asleep about 5, saying “kids need their meds, I am just taking 5 minutes and then I will get them ready.” […]