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Sometimes I Wonder

Monday, November 1, 2010

if Rye is going to have a hard time making good decisions for himself as he gets older. And sometimes it really scares me. It’s tricky because at times he can be such a mature and astute kid and can make really good decisions, is a good conversationalist and seems to really have his head [...]

Filed in ADHD, General Bipolar | Also tagged ADHD, bipolar, decision making, homeschool, importance of environment, pediatric bipolar, peer pressure, public school, Special Education | Comments (3)

Homeschool: Reunited And It Feels So Good

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Yes, we are officially homeschooling again.
And now we’ll need a few days to decompress from the ‘heightened state of awareness’ lifestyle we’ve become accustomed to living.
Because when you are a special needs child or the parent of a special needs child and you are dealing with lower functioning public schools [of which there are way [...]

Filed in Special Education, homeschool | Also tagged ADHD, anxiety, BIP, bipolar, dyslexia, education law, FAPE, Free Appropriate Public Education, homeschool, homeschooling, iep, klee, Learning Disabilities, mental health, middle school, parenting, public school, school anxiety, Special Education, teen bipolar | Comments (2)

One Year Anniversary: Questions & Answers

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Photo by Rosie Hardy

One year ago today I wrote my first post for this blog. I remember thinking at the time that I wanted to try and post almost every day but wondered how I would possibly think of something to say or post every day. Oddly, it really has not been a problem. In [...]

Filed in General Bipolar, Life In General | Also tagged behavioral therapy, bipolar, bipolar medication, child psychiatry, depressive disoder, manic depression, medication withdrawal, mental health, mental health treatment, natural bipolar remedy, natural healing, pediatric bipolar, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric medication, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, rosie hardy photography, teen bipolar, therapy, unipolar | Comments (4)

The Stress Effect

Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Good News: After a few days at home, Rye is back to himself. Perky, animated, grounded. His usual bouncy self.
The Bad News: The cause of his mental distress was and is his school situation.
This will have to be addressed.
This is the direct result of our state pushing for and insisting on mainstreaming all kids [...]

Filed in General Bipolar, Learning Disabilities | Also tagged bipolar child, dyslexia, iep, Learning Disabilities, mainstreaming, pediatric bipolar, processing disorder, psychosis, public education law, public school, Special Education, teen bipolar | Comments Off

Absence Note To School

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Dear Mismanaged and Underfunded Public Middle School,
Please excuse Rye’s absence from school yesterday. Due to the fact that you insist on mainstreaming bipolar children and refuse to acknowledge children with emotional disabilities as being worthy of any significant amount of additional assistance in the public school setting, Rye is now completely stressed by your school [...]

Filed in General Bipolar, Special Education | Also tagged antipsychotics, anxiety, bipolar, bipolar child, bipolar medication, FAPE, Free Appropriate Public Education, hallucinations, iep, invisible disabilities, lack of funding for special eduation, lack of resource classes, lack of resource help, Learning Disabilities, mental health, mental health law, middle school, pediatric bipolar, psychosis, public school, Special Education, teen bipolar, waiting for superman | Comments (3)

Happenings…

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Things are clicking along here.
The good news is that the home life is good, Rye is doing well at home and has *so far* [I have a feeling this is about to change] what is probably his best school attendance ever. He has only missed a couple of days so far this year and for [...]

Filed in General Bipolar, Learning Disabilities, Life In General, Special Education | Also tagged ADHD, adolescent psychiatry, anxiety, bipolar medication, child psychiatry, community college, dyslexia, GED, homeschool, iep, Learning Disabilities, middle school, school, school anxiety, Special Education, teen bipolar | Comments (1)

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) For Bipolar Disorder

Thursday, September 16, 2010

So, as you know by now, we have a few difficulties with the school Rye attends. And that would be a gross understatement. Without going back over it all, suffice it to say this is not the most enlightened, progressive, or proactive public school in the world. Or, even in our county (which, by the [...]

Filed in ADHD, General Bipolar, IEPs, Learning Disabilities, Special Education | Also tagged ADHD, behavior intervention plan, BIP, bipolar child, FBA, federal law, functional behavioral assessment, iep, Learning Disabilities, mental health law, OHI, other health impaired, pediatric bipolar, public education law, public school, Special Education, teen bipolar | Comments (2)

Shades Of Stability

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

So, it dawned on me yesterday when re-reading my post that perhaps I should elaborate on what I mean when I say that Rye is stable.
After all, what is ’stability’?
I’ll be honest, I don’t know. I mean, what is stability to others? I don’t know. We are learning as we go over here and all [...]

Filed in Life In General | Also tagged anxiety, bipolar child, bipolar medication, child psychiatry, emotional regulation, Mania, mental health, parenting, pediatric bipolar, psychiatry, sleep, stability, teen bipolar | Comments (5)

Back To School

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Today is back to school day here at the homestead.
I’m excited and nervous all at the same time. Excited to have some time to myself. Excited to get back into a routine. Excited to not be on 24/7 kid duty. However, I’m nervous as well. Rye’s school is not the pride and joy of the [...]

Filed in IEPs, Life In General | Also tagged ADA, back to school, bipolar child, federal law, iep, public education law, public school, special eduation | Comments (4)

Criminalizing Your Child: Does It Scare Them Straight?

Thursday, July 15, 2010

If you have a bipolar teen and are a part of any kind of bipolar teen support group, you will hear stories of kids having some unsavory behavior. Not all kids, of course, but definitely some. It’s pretty much inevitable. I mean, after all, these kids live a little more on the [...]

Filed in Life In General | Also tagged bipolar child, juvenile detention center, legal system, Mania, manic depressive teens, mental health, mental health law, mental health treatment, pediatric bipolar, probation officer, scared straight, teen bipolar | Comments (6)

Therapy: Love Yourself, Parent Your Self

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

We had therapy yesterday and this was the overall topic. A bit heavy for a 12 year old, as technically he still is a child, but useful nonetheless. I think after a while Rye seemed to start to get it. At least enough to start working on it.

The gist is this, when it comes to [...]

Filed in Meds, Therapy/Psychology | Also tagged behavioral therapy, hypomania, teen therapy, therapy | Comments (2)

Raising Bipolar

Tag Archives: bipolar teen

Sometimes I Wonder

Homeschool: Reunited And It Feels So Good

One Year Anniversary: Questions & Answers

The Stress Effect

Absence Note To School

Happenings…

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) For Bipolar Disorder

Shades Of Stability

Back To School

Criminalizing Your Child: Does It Scare Them Straight?

Therapy: Love Yourself, Parent Your Self

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