#day program

[cytochrome-symbolz]

stumbles out of flash flood warning covered in blood.

'day program'

(drawn bc i recently started going to a day program for adults w severe mental illness and i need it on my voice)

image description: three figures, a fox in a wheelchair with tray, a koala with an AAC, and a bird with ear defenders and a cane stand on a green ellipse. a blue sky is above them, surrounded by a disability flag, a sun, and a colorful checklist. end id.

[turtley-ausome]

Did She-Ra art at day program today! Pencil outline with refrence pictures I used to draw from and filled in/colored/painted in with watercolors becase I like watercolors!

[juice-wings]

Ok, I finished my second day at the psych day program, it was nice, but this was two of my friends last day so that’s kinda sad. But that’s why I’m in this program, to learn to let go of people.

Anyways, I’ve not got any plans for the weekend, but I’ll probably spend a good bit of time in the phone with my friends.

[shepandem]

have you ever gone to a day program and do you recommend them

Yes! I've been to two. They didn't work for me personally, because they were very understimulating from an activities perspective, and overstimulating from a sensory perspective.

At my first day program, we mostly hung out in a dirty basement playing uno or colouring in torn colouring books with broken crayons and dried out markers. I have a college degree.

At the second one, we had group outings, but they were always to Walmart or a basically abandoned mall.

Because everyone was grouped together, we had people with very high needs mixed with those with lower needs. Sometimes they would scream or invade our personal space, and that really wound me up, and I'd have meltdowns.

I also need 1:1 support for group outings, because I get easily overwhelmed and agitated by an environment's sensory experiences, and if something interesting catches my eye, I'll get distracted and wander off from the group without realising. The day programs didn't have enough staff to provide me with a 1:1, so I struggled.

Because I'm "twice exceptional" meaning I'm academically gifted while also having extreme difficulty with day to day functioning in normal life, there was never anyone else like me in the groups; they all had some degree of intellectual disability, while also not needing as much support with sensory things or in the community. That made it hard to make friends.

Every day program is different, and if you think one might be a good fit, there's no harm in trying it.

These days I get a service called supported community connector (SCC) instead, which is a single staff member who works with just me to do community activities. I also attend a small group that does community outings, and get 1:1 support within the group. That works much better for me!

[pixierainbows]

hard time today at program , not know why . almost have melt down in public

Pixie wear new princess dress today . happy big skirt turning circles . good feels , really like . everybody like .

new staff person . Pixie mostly ignore . new person try too hard to interact , not like that

everybody else really loud today . really loud . not-new staff people help give pixie space , Pixie not feel okay loud people get too close today .

they/them staff person get Pixie to sit next them . so . can watch games with out being crowded . . and . . bring pixie coloring sheets . so Pixie not have bad time . this staff person always have extra coloring sheets for pixie .

[farmobileo3]

Urban Soul Farmer garden workshop for mental health and wellness.

[turtley-ausome]

I GOT MY CLEAR KEYGUARD FOR MY BIG IPAD TODAY EEEEEEE I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!!!

Day program today was not great. I spent almost whole day sitting in staff’s office becase i was so overwhelmed by noise! They had me try diffrent noise canceling headphones then my normal ones, they were big and black but they did work a bit better i think so.

[turtley-ausome]

Speech therapy go good today! She help me make folders for day program prom is on Friday and for moving becase im moving to group home next week eeeeeeeee!!