Wednesday 10-29-08

The morning went okay and they all got to school on time. M woke up grumpy and demanding but Nan directed her back to bed to "warm up" since we are having a cold snap here in FL. She agreed to that and when she did get up for good she was in a better and less demanding frame of mind. V and C are always slow in the morning and some what grumpy but they got dressed and did okay.

M was very touchy this afternoon and at about 3:30 she started jumping off the furniture with the hysterical wild laugh. That is my Q to do something to redirect. I said "Okay we are heading outside. Come on guys!" She ran and chased and fought and cried but never raged. C went bad though with total defiance.

I commented to Dad that it is interesting that M seems to relax when someone else is acting up. Her therapist had explained something to me a while back. She said that kids from these kinds of backgrounds sometimes are most comfortable when "things are stirred up." She said it has to do with their brain becoming used to stress hormones and when the stress hormones are not present that feels abnormal to them. Very odd.

M's psychiatrist made a med change as of today. She is now on 2 anti psychotic meds, a older 1st generation and a new 4th generation. The Social Worker who's office M pee'd in yesterday called me twice today. He is pressuring the other agency for funding approval for the behavioral analyst. He said if he can't get an answer from them by Friday he will approach his supervisor and ask for the funding from their agency itself because of the "urgent need." So it seems M did herself a favor by blowing lose there with Mr. Peter. Way to go! We are finally on our way to needed services.

Saturday 10-18-08

Yuck! Was not a good day for M which means it was not a good day for the rest of the family. Major opposition and defiance right from the get go about any and everything which lead into her losing it and raging. I called a friend who agreed to come and take M to the store with her for a change in environment, which sometimes helps M shift moods.

The friend recognized that M was struggling to keep it together behavior wise, but she did it. Their family decided to keep her with them a little longer than planned because they felt we needed the break. Bingo.

She returned home and the raging began with in 30 minutes over nothing, can't recall the actual nothing. Called the Psychiatrist at home. We discussed that the med change was not helping and seemed to be making her worse. He is backing that med dose down to see if a smaller amount works better. We are going to make an appointment this week to see him face to face.

Sunday: We met with our elders today again regarding M and the dire situation at home. It is so bad for the other kids, not to mention the adults. We are going to try to get respite in the form of volunteers that can take M on Saturdays. This will give us one day a week to focus on the other kids and normal family activity.

Everything was a big emotional deal for M today. She stubbed her toe and you would have thought it was a near amputation. I called the Psychiatrist yet again, poor man. We made the decision to give her a dose of her anti psychotic to help her. She can take it twice a day but normally takes it only once a day.

V got to go off with her friend and their family tonight to the roller skating rink. Really nice! She has been wanting to go for a while. I hope she has a blast!