Ah, Just Like The Old Days!

Just took 2 weeks.

I've dialed "9, 1...." but couldn't convince myself to dial the last 1 yet. The day is young, however. I *really* don't want to go for phosp admit #3. I told him he was starting the Day Program tomorrow afternoon in the nicest, calmest, yet most happy, enthusiastic way I could and he LOST IT! He went into TOTAL RAGE and started kicking the wall, throwing things across the room, he smashed one of C's die cast metal cars (the roof the car is now smashed in), he broke one of the rungs on the staircase, he smashed his glass gumball machine lava-lamp-type-thing, he broke part of his desk chair, and he completely emptied out his toy box all over the floor. I had to tell C to lock himself in his bedroom to stay safe during the whole escapade, which is partly why I started dialing the phone. He calmed for a while, but now that C is sleeping (and safe), I told M he couldn't have a friend visit right now and he's in the process of dismantling my sectional in the livingroom....I heard a snap...I fear he may have broken my $2,000+ leather couch.

Update:

The raging continued for approx. 4 hours - 4 1/2 hours. He finally calmed down and played outside with us. It's been an exhausting day with a lot of collatoral damage. I spoke with the coordinator of the Extended Day Program and she said I can let her know up until 2 pm tomorrow if M will not be attending tomorrow, as they won't drag him on the van and *make* him go. If he wakes up and starts raging again, I'm afraid I won't have a choice but to keep him home...which is what I anticipate happening. He is so overly anxious and refusing to attend "Program" that I think we're going to end up back at square one with no Dr, no support system, no nothing. So first thing in the morning I am calling to make an appt with a psychiatrist to make up for that gap, that loss, and get that support system in place.

M doesn't know it yet, but he is being outplaced to an alternative school. Ever since his refusal to go to school last Thursday, his school decided it's in his best interest to outplace him. Luckily, there is room in what we're told is a wonderful school and our PPT is scheduled for Friday at 9:30 am...the trick will just be getting M there without incident and subsequently getting him to the new school after that.

Quite the long road ahead of us.