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Tim had a bad day yesterday, and I fear we're seeing the start of the usual Winter cycle.  Apparently he asked for his PRN in the morning because his voices were "loud," but by 3:30 in the afternoon, they'd worn off.  He got in to it with a new staff member at his group home, so aggressively that the guy called 911 for help because he couldn't get backup from another group home on the grounds fast enough.  By the time the police got there Tim was calmer, and had another PRN.   Read more >

How do you explain when it began? I didn’t know at the time what was going on. But hindsight, as the saying goes, is 20/20. I often wonder if we’d not taken things our pediatrician said as gospel, not questioned a specialist who made a judgment call, pressed more for information, if we wouldn’t be in a different place than we are today. Much of our story is my and my husband’s hindsight, looking back on events and milestones with much more clarity than we possessed when it originally occurred. Our family story is still evolving.  Read more >