So... last month at our monthly med management meeting our psychiatrist recommend this outpatient program to us called Child Intensive Outpatient Program at St. Mary's Hospital because she had no other suggestions aside from upping the meds, and since she's unwilling to give my daughter any kind of assessment herself (what was the point of going to med school ?) I was kind of interested although it happens during the school day so she'd be taken out of school for this. Which is not something I am fond of. 11am-3pm for at least 2 weeks. If she were having problems in school absolutely would I jump at this program. So I got the referral and spoke to the nurse who assists in running it, on the phone, just to get more info on it because my daughters shrink had very little on it and wasn't very familiar with it.

I must say they were awesome there!! We went to an intake meeting just so they'd have everything ready if we do decide to do this. I felt like they really got my concerns and worries, but once again there's was nothing they could really do.This program pretty much just helps people get and find the services and resources they need to manage their special needs children...services and resources I already have. Besides they would not make any kind official diagnosis if she does has some kind of mood disorder they would just say mood disorder and leave it at that...I myself would like to know which mood disorder I am dealing with if she does has one. They did suggest the neuropsych exam get done because it'll will   should give us some answers... which we've ...OK ...I'VE been procrastinating on.


If she was physically ill doctors would be going out of there way to find out what's going on, but since its mental and not physical they don't want to do anything but wait. So instead of finding out whats wrong now so we can keep it from over taking and ruining her life. With her intellectual disability the more we know now the more we can help her learn now how to deal with it before its gets out of control that is the most important thing for us.....and of course on the off chance (ha!) she's got nothing wrong with her I wouldn't have to needlessly medicate her.

Seeing the psychiatrist on Tuesday. Olivia's IEP is coming up the following Tuesday so hopefully there will be more then.!