[this piece is called 'Changing Raven V' by Rick Bartow. it can be purchased here.]
Things are looking up.
We have made some adjustments to the school schedule. We have hired an educational consultant. We have pushed up our appointment with the new psychiatrist. I now have a therapist who I look forward to seeing every week. Rye will soon have a therapist.
And Rye is coming back to his regular self. He has snapped out of his ‘blurredness’ and is present. Simply changing his school day to a half day helped instantly. It’s incredible the impact that school stress has on this kid.
So, I am feeling more optimistic now. I feel like we are getting a support network of high quality advisors in place and I’m so glad to have perky and present Rye back. That said, I’m not sure that this kid will ever be able to handle full time public school. I don’t know. Maybe with a med adjustment he will. But maybe not. And really, does it matter? Not really. Rye already knows what he what to do with his life. He is a really hard worker and he has a chosen field that he absolutely loves, where he is outside all day, and suits him perfectly. We just need to get him through the next few of years of school and get him enough education so he can move on to his technical training and move on with his life.
Onward and upward.
4 Comments
What great news. You mentioned seeing a therapist yourself, have you done this before? I have considered it recently and was wondering if it was worth it.
I’m really happy for you! Sounds like a step in the right direction
Mama Bear, I have done therapy before but not in a long time. I am loving it now that I’ve started again. It’s really nice to have someone actively help me reflect and problem solve who has no personal investment or reflection in my situation (like family or friends might have).
Jim, thanks!
So glad to hear that things are better! I need to get myself back to my therapist, too… That really helps me but I feel torn spending the money (which is all out of pocket) when my son needs such help, and frankly, my other kids could benefit from therapy too! I am terrible at self-care… Clearly at least partly why I NEED therapy!