Post Willowbrook – Dave Frustrated, Mike Bites Himself
Not being able to communicate leaves everyone in turmoil.
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After Willowbrook – Frustrated Mike
I’m sure the interim institution that housed Mike was better than Willowbrook, but it was still a large mental institution.
Willowbrook: I never went far inside…
Willowbrook, Another Chapter… Childhood’s End (from ‘My Brother Michael’)
Mom’s search for a place for Mike was long and arduous. In the 1950s, medical professionals were not accustomed to take care of individuals with my brother’s condition. Mike is autistic (a relatively unknown condition at that time), low functioning (using the parlance of the time: ‘retarded’), and nonverbal. He was placed at Willowbrook, an […]
