Post by anon4now on Dec 23, 2008 10:13:16 GMT -5
I like posting in the bipolar section so new visitors can see I'm actively here, posting.
So on to my question:
Usually my son is very stable during school hours. He has a number system 1 being stable, and 10 being out of control. His worse at home lately has been an 8.
So on the way home last night he tells me he was a 5 in school and asked the teacher if he could talk to her personally. They went out to the hallway and told the teacher he wasn't feeling safe, but didn't know where he could go to calm down. It's a new school so he was confused. The teacher suggested the nurses office and so he headed that way. He stayed there for about 10-15 mins reading an I Spy book and relaxing. When he felt better coming down to a 2, he went back to class. I was very proud of him and how he handled it.
Later on in the evening though, he showed me a large gash in his shoulder/arm pit area. He said he had gone to the bathroom and dug into his arm right before he talked to the teacher. He said he had asked to go to the bathroom first when he started to feel bad (5). And he sat there and dug until it broke his skin and cut himself.
My question: Should I call the nurse and tell her what happened?
I don't know if there's a reporting aspect that the school would have to do. And I would hate for him to have to go through an ordeal in school. But on the other hand, I want the teacher and nurse to be on alert for these behaviors. This could be an isolated instance, or it could start to escalate. I just don't know how the school would handle it at this point. What do you guys think? Should I call and let them know?
TIA,
Anon
So on to my question:
Usually my son is very stable during school hours. He has a number system 1 being stable, and 10 being out of control. His worse at home lately has been an 8.
So on the way home last night he tells me he was a 5 in school and asked the teacher if he could talk to her personally. They went out to the hallway and told the teacher he wasn't feeling safe, but didn't know where he could go to calm down. It's a new school so he was confused. The teacher suggested the nurses office and so he headed that way. He stayed there for about 10-15 mins reading an I Spy book and relaxing. When he felt better coming down to a 2, he went back to class. I was very proud of him and how he handled it.
Later on in the evening though, he showed me a large gash in his shoulder/arm pit area. He said he had gone to the bathroom and dug into his arm right before he talked to the teacher. He said he had asked to go to the bathroom first when he started to feel bad (5). And he sat there and dug until it broke his skin and cut himself.
My question: Should I call the nurse and tell her what happened?
I don't know if there's a reporting aspect that the school would have to do. And I would hate for him to have to go through an ordeal in school. But on the other hand, I want the teacher and nurse to be on alert for these behaviors. This could be an isolated instance, or it could start to escalate. I just don't know how the school would handle it at this point. What do you guys think? Should I call and let them know?
TIA,
Anon