I Watched “Music.”
Even after Sia promised to place a warning on her film debut, "Music," and remove restraint scenes, my intention was not to view the film. This is not me speaking... Read more.
I Am a Seclusion Survivor, Or Am I A Casualty?
I think restrainers and secluders think they're referring to the adjective form, but as someone who has been locked alone and afraid in a seclusion cell, I'd say... Read more.
Is Your Child “Violent?” Why the answer to this question may save your child’s life.
Schools are telling us year after year that children are becoming increasingly more violent. In fact, they use this to justify restraint, seclusion, mass suspensions,... Read more.
Autism isn’t a crime
Autistic, especially non-speaking children, are one of the largest groups to be subjected to restraint and seclusion. Restraint and seclusion are the inevitable... Read more.
Seclusion Changed Me Forever
365 days ago, I laid awake most of the night worried about the reverberations of the day ahead. I pulled myself out of bed and awakened my 13 year old son Quentin... Read more.
The Allegory of the Closet
The nightmares from childhood trauma are first lived, then never lived down. I woke up this morning around 4:30 am in a cold sweat. I was awakened from a nightmare.... Read more.
The many names used for seclusion cells at schools
Rooms Don’t Calm Kids With Challenging Behaviors; Accommodations do. At one of my son’s schools, they called it the “calming room.” The thing is, walls don’t... Read more.