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[[Daniel]] has a troubled relationship with '''mental healthcare''' and '''mental health professionals.''' | [[Daniel]] has a troubled relationship with '''mental healthcare''' and '''mental health professionals.''' | ||
Daniel is very clearly mentally ill. His delusions are downright dangerous, from thinking he is in a romantic relationship with celebrity [[Grace VanderWaal]], all the way to believing he is a world-famous musician and that he is above the law. He is not the sharpest tool in the shed, having a very low 'mental age' in comparison with his physical age. This is most apparent in his [[Tennyson Center]] interview, where during the interview, Daniel acts like a 7-year-old despite being 14 at the time of recording. | Daniel is very clearly mentally ill. His delusions are downright dangerous, from thinking he is in a romantic relationship with celebrity [[Grace VanderWaal]], all the way to believing he is a world-famous [[Music|musician]] and that he is above the law. He is not the sharpest tool in the shed, having a very low 'mental age' in comparison with his physical age. This is most apparent in his [[Tennyson Center]] interview, where during the interview, Daniel acts like a 7-year-old despite being 14 at the time of recording. | ||
Daniel, as a result of his long list of disorders, has a very poor intellect, and is unable to properly handle many things necessary to function as an adult. The disorders he is confirmed to have as of June 2024 are autism, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Though, due to Daniel's hostile relationship with psychotherapy, there are most likely other conditions he suffers from that will remain undiagnosed. | Daniel, as a result of his long list of disorders, has a very poor intellect, and is unable to properly handle many things necessary to function as an adult. The disorders he is confirmed to have as of June 2024 are autism, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Though, due to Daniel's hostile relationship with psychotherapy, there are most likely other conditions he suffers from that will remain undiagnosed. | ||
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=== Autism === | === Autism === | ||
Daniel is confirmed to be autistic by both his [[Elisabeth Shimer|mother]], and by Daniel himself, on multiple occasions.<ref>[[Spiddlekick Interview]]</ref> Autism, formally classified as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), refers to a loosely defined, but interconnected, range of neurological challenges with social interaction and communication. | Daniel is confirmed to be autistic by both his [[Elisabeth Shimer|mother]], and by Daniel himself, on multiple occasions.<ref>[[Spiddlekick Interview]]</ref> '''Autism''', formally classified as '''Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)''', refers to a loosely defined, but interconnected, range of neurological challenges with social interaction and communication. | ||
His naïveté, poorly developed social skills, and the many [[meltdowns]] Daniel has | His naïveté, poorly developed social skills, and the many [[meltdowns]] Daniel has are all common symptoms of ASD. In addition, Daniel has been speculated to have sensory issues. This is evidenced by the fact that he rarely, if ever, [[Hygiene|bathes]], which caused theories to form, speculating if Daniel may have hypersensitive issues to bathing — meaning that he has an aversion to bathing due to the sensation of it on his skin. In turn, Daniel regularly smells absolutely rancid and has had documented issues with foot fungus, [[Trench Foot|trench foot]], and [[scabies]], which have spawned in more speculations that Daniel may be hypo-sensitive to those areas of his body, and perhaps to smell. As seen in the [[Tennyson Center|Tennyson Center Interview]], Daniel can be viewed "stimming" and fidgeting repeatadly with his hands, which is defined as "Stimming is repetitive movements or noises. Stimming seems to help some autistic children and teenagers manage emotions and cope with overwhelming situations."<ref>[https://raisingchildren.net.au/autism/behaviour/common-concerns/stimming-asd#:~:text=Stimming%20is%20repetitive%20movements%20or,replacing%20it%20with%20safer%20behaviour. https://raisingchildren.net.au/autism/behaviour/common-concerns/stimming-asd#:~:text=Stimming%20is%20repetitive%20movements%20or,replacing%20it%20with%20safer%20behaviour.]</ref> | ||
Another, much more dangerous, symptom is his [[Self Harm|self harm]]. Daniel can be seen in several meltdowns hitting himself, punching holes in walls, screaming, wailing, and slamming his head into his hands. This may be his version of saying that he does not like what is going on around him, as that is a common reason people with autism self-harm this way.<ref name=":0">https://autism.org/causes-and-interventions-for-self-injury-in-autism/</ref> Even though this is often a way for people with autism to signal things, it has also been speculated that Daniel does this to garner sympathy. Self harming is, oftentimes, a learned behavior, and Daniel may have self harmed this way when he was younger and gotten the attention he wanted and/or needed, so this is what he has learned; hitting, banging his head, screaming, and various things will get him the attention he wants.<ref name=":0" /> | Another, much more dangerous, symptom is his [[Self Harm|self harm]]. Daniel can be seen in several meltdowns hitting himself, punching holes in walls, screaming, wailing, and slamming his head into his hands. This may be his version of saying that he does not like what is going on around him, as that is a common reason people with autism self-harm this way.<ref name=":0">https://autism.org/causes-and-interventions-for-self-injury-in-autism/</ref> Even though this is often a way for people with autism to signal things, it has also been speculated that Daniel does this to garner sympathy. Self harming is, oftentimes, a learned behavior, and Daniel may have self harmed this way when he was younger and gotten the attention he wanted and/or needed, so this is what he has learned; hitting, banging his head, screaming, and various things will get him the attention he wants.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Despite saying that he has an autism diagnosis, Daniel appears to be in denial of it. He has stated multiple times that his diagnosis is false, | Despite saying that he has an autism diagnosis, Daniel appears to be in denial of it. He has stated multiple times that his diagnosis is false, that "autism doesn't exist."{{Citation Needed}}or that he has a different disorder that is not autism.<ref>[[Rooftop Interview]]</ref> | ||
=== Bipolar disorder === | === Bipolar disorder === | ||
Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder characterized by rapid and extreme mood swings, characterized by periods of depression, abnormal elation, and sometimes psychosis.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder</ref> While not mentioned by Daniel, his mother has confirmed that he is diagnosed with it. | '''Bipolar disorder''' is a mental disorder characterized by rapid and extreme mood swings, characterized by periods of depression, abnormal elation, and sometimes psychosis.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder</ref> While not mentioned by Daniel, his mother has confirmed that he is diagnosed with it. | ||
Daniel is most likely diagnosed with Bipolar I, a more severe subtype of the disorder which presents with full-blown mania (in contrast to the milder hypomania in II) and often psychosis, a mental state which Daniel exhibits many classic symptoms of. Another major driving force behind Daniel's [[meltdowns]] is his bipolarism, as in multiple of them, he is seen exhibiting psychotic behaviors. As an example, during the [[Likee Meltdown]], Daniel repeatedly threatened to commit suicide, as well as self-harming, if he was not given information on the status of [[Grace VanderWaal]] and her family. | Daniel is most likely diagnosed with Bipolar I, a more severe subtype of the disorder which presents with full-blown mania (in contrast to the milder hypomania in II) and often psychosis, a mental state which Daniel exhibits many classic symptoms of. Another major driving force behind Daniel's [[meltdowns]] is his bipolarism, as in multiple of them, he is seen exhibiting psychotic behaviors. As an example, during the [[Likee Meltdown]], Daniel repeatedly threatened to commit suicide, as well as self-harming, if he was not given information on the status of [[Grace VanderWaal]] and her family. Additionally, Daniel can be seen | ||
=== Schizophrenia === | === Schizophrenia === | ||
[[File:DiagnosisApril13.png|thumb|"Delusional ideas"]] | [[File:DiagnosisApril13.png|thumb|"Delusional ideas"]] | ||
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=== Daniel's refusal to accept help === | === Daniel's refusal to accept help === | ||
Daniel | The one mental failing that debilitates Daniel most is his downright refusal to adapt to his environment and accept help when he needs it. This stubbornness, more than anything else, is what makes him so frustrating to watch. While Daniel has expressed several times that he desires help for his several problems, whenever he is offered help, he always refuses it when it does not align with his delusions. During a conversation with his manager [[Ox]], when he was informed that every time he spoke to "Grace" he was speaking to a troll, he seemed to only acknowledge it in order to get Ox to stop talking to him. Daniel complains multiple times about not receiving help, even though he has received multiple items such as changes of clothes and hygiene products (which he often throws away), as well as large amounts of money because of the hospitality of others. | ||
Despite being told multiple times by multiple people to buy more affordable food so he would not have to deal with the consequences of [[Dine and dashes|Dine and Dashes]], Daniel still preferred to buy food wildly out of his price range, only to suffer [[Daniel and the Law|legal consequences]] due to defrauding restaurants he went to. | |||
It is very obvious that Daniel values his [[delusions]] over his own wellbeing, because if he actually chose to accept the help of others, and follow the rules of establishments and places he stays at, he would have been in housing a very long time ago, or even more, not [[Homeless Era|homeless]] at all. | |||
== History of professional help == | == History of professional help == | ||
=== Tennyson Center === | === Tennyson Center === | ||
[[Spiddlekick Interview|As noted]], Daniel was regularly medicated during his time attending school at and living at the [[Tennyson Center]]. He claimed that once a month, students would meet with a doctor to prescribe and check on the effects of medication supplied to them. Given Daniel's documented violence, both [[November 6th Arrest|then]] and [[April 6th Incident|now]], it is likely that he was put on some type of antipsychotic by the center. | |||
=== Sobesky Academy === | === Sobesky Academy === | ||
It is not confirmed if Daniel was medicated during his high school's years. However, according to a [[FlyingFoxandwings AMA|classmate]] of Daniel's, they state that it was highly speculated and very likely that he was medicated, considering that Daniel was very reserved and was rarely violent to others, and only occasionally [[Self Harm|to himself]]. | |||
=== Disability Housing === | === Disability Housing === | ||
=== Therapists === | |||
=== Psychiatric Wards === | === Psychiatric Wards === | ||