2 weeks ago, she was caught stealing and lying at school and suspended. Yesterday she was caught again.
Her Dr told me to box up her belonging to show her what it is like to have nothing, and to see what it feels like to have your things taken away. This sent her into a violent raging fit.
Elayna was born addicted to meth, and spent 2 years neglected and abused before coming into foster care for good and coming to us. She has been dx with bipolar disorder....
Taking your 50lb child down to a psychiatric hospital , watching her and her clothing searched, and then hearing that loud click as the heavy door shuts behind you as you leave your tiny child there is so heartbreaking words cant describe........
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Holy Schneikies, Batman! That doctor needs to not be working with children...and especially not traumatized children!!! No doubt it was equally difficult for her to be put in that place as well. I'm so, so sorry your family is going through all of this...especially when the person who is supposed to be helping you ended up making matters 10x worse than they need to be with their "treatment" protocol.
Re: stealing. She's not crazy. She's not a bad kid. This is a stress response through and through. She likely doesn't have the impulse control to stop doing it, either. Provisions need to be put in either a 504 plan or IEP to address this. Most likely recess is too overwhelming for her and she needs provisions for either extra supervision and/or shorter recess at the very least followed by (and preferably preceeded by) some downtime in a low stimulous environment.
Has anyone considered Sensory Processing Disorder?
wow. sorry!!! I cannot imagine.
Prayers.
Ya... In hindsight it seems really stupid. It was the school therapist not her regular one. And I actually was not gonna do it, then when she stole again I figured I would try it. I should have stuck with my original plan of not doing it :( Why does she lie so much??? I wish someone can give me an answer for that....
Kelly,
I am sorry thats heart breaking! I cant imagine being in your position. Praying.
When I was in Kirkbride childrens mental hospital in Philadelphia, PA, I was 15 years old. I can only remember it feeling like what older people described as prison. We could only wear "footies" all day, and some of the other kids, no matter the age, frightened me. I hated morning vitals, and looking out of the window and seeing freedom I couldn't touch. The irony is, I was in for depression, but to see some of the children who could not or probably ever care for themselves made me even more depressed. When I was finally allowed home, walking out of the building felt like a new experience; my feet even felt weird wearing shoes again. The most thing I hated, was it just didn't have a home feeling to it. I think training should be done fro staff to feel more like family for children than just staff. Children with issues should be taken more personal by professionals more than they are. I would have liked to be handed over to "family" rather than staff.
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