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Don’t Worry, He’s Only Manic
I hate getting “the call” from Tim’s RTC. “The call” is someone calling to say he’s been agitated / in a fight / hostile / depressed / raging / some other behavior that is unsafe or worrisome. I got “the call” yesterday about noon, telling me Tim had a yelling match with a classmate, the…
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The Best Laid Plans…
This blog post is late. Four weeks late, to be exact. I had such great intentions at the beginning of August to put all of my blog obligations on a calendar, complete with topics for each post, intending to work on them in advance so I could not only fulfill all my obligations, but get…
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September 11th interview on The Coffee Klatch
Thanks to Marianne Russo of The Coffee Klatch for having me as her guest tonight on Blog Talk Radio to discuss childhood and adolescent mental illness. You can hear the rebroadcast below. Listen to internet radio with The Coffee Klatch on Blog Talk Radio
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I Remember
I grew up in the shadow the the towers. My father worked in tower 2. I remember watching them film the Jessica Lange version of Godzilla. I wish I didn’t have to remember September 11, 2001. But I will never, ever forget. If you watch just one documentary about that day, watch this one.
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Parent Support Groups: Those Who Live It, Understand
Photo Courtesy of www.digitalapoptosis.com Chances are, if you’re reading this, you are already looking for peers, and that’s a good thing. There is one immutable truth I’ve learned going through this roller coaster the past 15 some-odd years: no matter how great your psychiatrist, psychologist, therapists, social worker, case manager and school administrators are, they…
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Shouting at the Wind
I got the third call in two weeks today. Tim’s psychosis seems to be rearing its head fast and furious this year. Just this week he’s lashed out at classmates, broken a window, thrown items at and yelled at staff. He’s told his case worker that the voices are back and are loud. We went…
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Nickelodeon Needs to Be Educated – Guest Blog for BC2M
I cringe, wondering what tweeners who watched that think about psychiatric treatment. If they ever experience depression, will they tell anyone, or will they fear the dirty room full of strange adults and security guards? Will parents who saw it shy away at getting a child treatment, thinking the facility will be full of adults…
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Wordless Wednesday: It’s Back…
“Psychosis” by Kamil Gris
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Speech Therapy Is About More Than Just Speech
This post is part of Best of the Best Edition 9: Special Needs Therapy. If you click this link starting August 15th, you’ll find similar articles by other authors. Tim’s first diagnosis, at age four, was Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified. That’s a long, fancy way of saying, “we have no idea what’s going…
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Live Blogging iCarly – iLost My Mind
iCarly iLostMyMind Live Blog