Here it is:
http://www.bpkids.org/site/PageServer/PageServer?pagename=fd_pr_jan08
CABF, I think you do some good work but I’m concerned about your response.
You state:
Jacob’s family and doctors stand by his diagnosis of bipolar disorder 14 years after the initial diagnosis and his parents feel he is doing well. While Jacob experiences an unfortunate side of effect of his medication, he is alive, living [...]
Ok, we have great teachers this year but anyone with a child that has an IEP will be able to relate to this. Actually, anyone who has ever dealt with a school and teachers will be able to relate.
This is from The Onion and it is so funny.
WASHINGTON—A shocking report released by the U.S. Department [...]
Well, I have to say we had a really nice Thanksgiving. It was very low-key, easy and relaxing. Gam came over and we all ate and talked and watched “Christmas Vacation” and “Shrek 2″. And Rye did really well. He was very overtired from his endless socializing the days prior so he actually took [...]
Medicating Kids is a documentary video on PBS that talks about the use of ADHD medicines in children and follows four families and their use and/or option not to use ADHD medications.
This is the video that came before The Medicated Child, the video about bipolar medication use in children, which I had posted about previously.
Like [...]
Well, I haven’t posted in a few days because I’ve been working and going non-stop but here’s what’s been happening.
The Weekend
We all had a really nice weekend. Don and I relaxed and cleaned the house and Rye spent Saturday with one friend and then Saturday night and Sunday with another. He is very much the [...]
So, as you know we have now taken Rye off of all medicine and so far, so good. He’s doing well.
And, because of our situation, I’ve been reading a lot of books and blogs on child bipolar lately and one thing that really strikes me is…
When children are diagnosed as bipolar at a very young [...]
Yesterday, as a part of our home-grown Ferris Bueller-esque detox program, Rye and I watched the movie “Up” by Pixar.
Oh man, I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this movie!
If you have not seen this movie, see it. It was so good. I was really hesitant to watch it at first because when I [...]
Well, as of yesterday Rye was still having withdrawal symptoms from the Abilify.
Man, these meds are rough. He seems better today but he’s staying home from school just to make sure.
In light of Rye’s situation, I spent a good deal of time last night researching psychotropic drug withdrawal. And it’s incredible. Really incredible. And it’s [...]
In our house, we like to laugh. No, we love to laugh.
We love comedy, we love jokes and joking around, and we love being silly. And when Rye gets going he is one of the funniest people I’ve ever met.
Laughter is really the 6th food group in our house.
This is from the movie [...]
I posted in the Furious Seasons comments yesterday as well but after much consideration and research, Don and I decided last week to take Rye off the Abilify. So, he is now officially off all medication.
And you know what?
He’s doing great.
It’s been about a week since Rye quit taking the Abilify. He did have some [...]
Warrior Mom & Daughter, they are!
Cinda and Linea are a mother-daughter duo who are traveling the country speaking to various groups about Bipolar Disorder.
Cinda is a Special Education Professor in Seattle and Linea is her daughter who is a college student, artist and young adult living with bipolar disorder.
These two ladies are out on the [...]
